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Release Date: 08 May, 2001 Retail Price: $14.94 OUR Price: $9.47 You SAVE: $5.47! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
The Horse Soldiers Reviews
A Boisterous, Rollicking Civil War Movie!
I first saw "The Horse Soldiers" when I was 12 years old, and I've loved it ever since. In the spring of 1863, during the Civil War, Colonel Benjamin Grierson was sent on a cavalry raid through the Confederacy. Its purpose was to distract the Confederates from the attack General Ulysses S Grant was planning on Vicksburg. This 1959 John Ford movie is loosely based on that incident, with John Wayne playing the Grierson role. William Holden plays the Army surgeon to whom Wayne takes an instant dislike. Also present here is the usual cast of characters from the John Ford stock company: Ken Curtis, Hank Worden, Jack Pennick and many more. It's probably fair to categorize this as a "guy's movie," since in some ways it has the feel of a boys' camping trip. While the Civil War looms large throughout Ford's films, this is the only full-length Civil War movie he ever made. (Trivia: the original ending of this movie was to have John Wayne ride triumphantly into New Orleans. But during the filming one of the stuntmen died and Ford lost interest in the movie, so the scene was dropped, giving it a slightly incomplete feeling.) A darn good movie, worth seeing more than once!
One of the Greats!
This John Wayne movie is truly one of his best! John Wayne is truly fantastic! He should have won an Academy Award for this performance! This movie is a must see for any Wayne fan!
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