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Director:

John Milius

Writers (WGA):

John Milius (written by) and
Hugh Wilson (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

20 July 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | War more

Plot:

In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Milius is back... more (35 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

240 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

Bandera, Texas, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

'Brian Keith (I)''s last movie. He did his part a few weeks before his death. more

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: After Roosevelt's first encounter with the Spanish, he is walking away from the battle scene getting an update on who was wounded and killed. During this scene, on the bottom left corner you can see a boom mic enter and leave the picture. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Henry Nash: I miss you, boys. Been more that twenty years. My God, we were young. Well, it was a young country then, full of promise and hope. Anything was possible then if you were an American.
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Movie Connections:

References The Searchers (1956) more


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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Milius is back..., 20 August 2001
9/10
Author: André-7 from Montreal, Canada

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that John Milius has returned in force to make this wonderfully epic movie. He only made two other films (barely) worthy of note: the underrated Flight Of The Intruder and the equally under-rated Farewell To The King. Though directed for television, Rough Riders has all the qualities of a great war epic from the sixties.

What helps Milius is his love of the subject matter. With The Wind And The Lion, Rough Riders feels as though Milius has a deep and abiding love for Theodore Roosevelt. Every frame of this movie gives you the feeling that Milius is working from the heart. His passion and respect for his subject matter illicited the greatest performance of Tom Berenger's career.

If you liked this, do see The Wind And The Lion.

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