During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Major Dundee (1965) is a western and war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, released on March 15, 1965 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton and James Coburn. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 179 ratings.
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Charlton Heston
as Major Amos Charles Dundee
Richard Harris
as Captain Benjamin Tyreen
Jim Hutton
as Lieutenant Graham
James Coburn
as Samuel Potts
Michael Anderson Jr.
as Trooper Tim Ryan
Senta Berger
as Teresa Santiago
Mario Adorf
as Sergeant Gomez
Brock Peters
as Aesop
Warren Oates
as O.W. Hadley
Ben Johnson
as Sergeant Chillum
R.G. Armstrong
as Reverend Dahlstrom
L.Q. Jones
as Arthur Hadley
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Sam Peckinpah, Oscar Saul and Harry Julian Fink, produced by Jerry Bresler.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 179 ratings.
What could have been gives way to an enjoyable curio piece. Originally intended as a searing epic by director Sam Peckinpah, Major Dundee was taken away from his guiding hands post production and edited into an almost incoherent mess. Here in the new millennium we are able to see a restoration of the film with added scenes that gives the film are more cohesive structure, and yes it improves the film ten fold…
Reviewed on May 28, 2017
***Harsh, dense Peckinpah Western with Charlton Heston, Richard Harris and James Coburn*** A disgraced Major (Charlton Heston) guilty of making a tactical error at Gettysburg is assigned to command a dull P.O.W. camp in the New Mexican Territory. After some ranchers and a cavalry unit are massacred, the glory-seeking Dundee (Heston) seizes the opportunity by illegally crossing into Mexico to wipe out the Native…
Reviewed on February 4, 2019
There were quite a few westerns made that featured famous actors - one in blue, the other in grey, having to work together after the end of the American Civil war. This one pitches Charlton Heston as the eponymous leader of a troop tasked with bringing to heel some Apache who are raiding from Mexico. When I say troop, I really mean a disparate bunch of ill-disciplined ne'er-do-wells, and only the strength of…
Reviewed on September 5, 2024
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The main cast of Major Dundee (1965) includes Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn and Michael Anderson Jr.. The film was directed by Sam Peckinpah. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Major Dundee was released on March 15, 1965 and runs for 2h 5m.
Major Dundee (1965) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 179 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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