Journey to Shiloh (1968)

Director:

William Hale

Writers:

Heck Allen (novel)
Gene L. Coon (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 June 1968 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | War | Western

Tagline:

The Unstoppable Seven! They came to fight in tattered buckskins... and left in blazing glory!

Plot:

At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army. |

Plot Keywords:

Civil War | Shot In The Stomach | Corporal | Escaped Prisoner | Escaped Slave

Cast

James Caan	...	Buck Burnett
Michael Sarrazin	...	Miller Nalls
Brenda Scott	...	Gabrielle DuPrey
Don Stroud	...	Todo McLean
Paul Petersen	...	J.C. Sutton
Michael Burns	...	Eubie Bell
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Little Bit Lucket (as Michael Vincent)
Harrison Ford	...	Willie Bill Bearden
John Doucette	...	Gen. Braxton Bragg
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Sgt. Mercer Barnes (as Noah Beery)
Tisha Sterling	...	Airybelle Sumner
James Gammon	...	Tellis Yeager
Brian Avery	...	Carter Claiborne
Clarke Gordon	...	Col. Mirabeau Cooney
Robert Pine	...	Collins

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Norway:16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The rifles everyone carries are Springfield Trapdoor models, which weren't made until 1879, 14 years after the Civil War ended.

Quotes:

[Buck's men have been thrown out of an elegant party because of their ragged buckskin clothing]
Airybelle Sumner: As an Alabama patriot, I implore you to come back inside.
Buck Burnett: Oh, I don't think we'll do that ma'am. A man can get bit once by a rattler by accident; if he gets bit twice, well, that's just bein' stupid.
Airybelle Sumner: Then please accept my apology and my gratitude for the brave and noble thing you're doin'. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.
Buck Burnett: Ma'am, we don't know much about this here war, but as long as there are ladies like you that support it like you do, then I'm sure we'll win. We'll remember what you said when we get to war. It'll help us from bein' tired.

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A Pretty Good Western With Big Names

This was a very good western that I really enjoyed. The story is great, the acting is great,and this movie is very educational. James Caan makes a great performance as the leader of the seven cowboys heading to Shiloh to fight in the Civil War. The other actors play their roles great too, including Michael Sarrazin, Don Stroud, Jan-Michael Vincent, Michael Burns, Paul Peterson, and the future superstar to be, Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford plays one of the seven cowboys and has about an hour of screen time, but he only has about ten lines through the whole movie. Harrison Ford's acting is okay but it was the first time he had one of the big roles in a movie early in his career. This is a great movie that deserves to have a release on video or DVD.