A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon!
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers.
Alvarez Kelly (1966) is a western and war film directed by Edward Dmytryk, released on October 6, 1966 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule and Patrick O'Neal. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 62 ratings.
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William Holden
as Alvarez Kelly
Richard Widmark
as Col. Tom Rossiter
Janice Rule
as Liz Pickering
Patrick O'Neal
as Maj. Albert Stedman
Victoria Shaw
as Charity Warwick
Roger C. Carmel
as Capt. Angus Ferguson
Richard Rust
as Sgt. Hatcher
Arthur Franz
as Capt. Towers
Don 'Red' Barry
as Lt. Farrow
Harry Carey Jr.
as Cpl. Peterson
Duke Hobbie
as John Beaurider
Howard Caine
as McIntyre
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Franklin Coen, Elliott Arnold and Daniel Taradash, produced by Sol C. Siegel and Ray David.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 62 ratings.
In every war...in every age...the forgotten weapon is food.... Alvarez Kelly is directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars William Holden & Richard Widmark. It's written by Elliott Arnold & Franklin Coen (Dan Taradash uncredited for tidying it up), the locations for the shoot are Baton Rouge & Clinton, Louisiana, with Joseph MacDonald on photography (Panavision). Story is apparently based on a true US Civil War incident…
Reviewed on February 9, 2017
_**Confederate and Union troops fighting over a herd of cattle**_ During the partial siege of Richmond–Petersburg in September 1864 a troop of Confederates mean to acquire 3000 cattle from Mexico meant for consumption by the Union Army. William Holden plays the livestock businessman while Richard Widmark and Patrick O’Neal play opposing Confederate/Union officers. Roger C. Carmel is on hand as the Captain of a…
Reviewed on March 15, 2022
There are a lot of hungry Confederate soldiers in besieged Richmond, so their colonel "Rossiter" (Richard Widmark) sets his sights on the big herd that Mexican "Kelly" (William Holden) usually delivers to the bluecoats to help solve this problem. "Kelly" has few scruples but he will still take quite some persuading if he is to co-operate - and some dodgy bills with Jefferson Davis on them aren't going to cut it.…
Reviewed on May 20, 2026
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The main cast of Alvarez Kelly (1966) includes William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal and Victoria Shaw. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Alvarez Kelly was released on October 6, 1966 and runs for 1h 46m.
Alvarez Kelly (1966) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 62 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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