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Writers (WGA):
John Milius (written by) and
Hugh Wilson (written by)
Release Date:
20 July 1997 (USA) more
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In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule... more | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination more
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Milius is back... more (35 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Berenger | ... | Theodore Roosevelt |
 | Sam Elliott | ... | Capt. Bucky O'Neil |
 | Gary Busey | ... | Gen. Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Wheeler |
 | Brad Johnson | ... | Henry Nash |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Edith Roosevelt |
 | Chris Noth | ... | Craig Wadsworth |
 | Brian Keith | ... | President William McKinley |
 | George Hamilton | ... | William Randolph Hearst |
 | R. Lee Ermey | ... | Secretary of State John Hay |
 | Nick Chinlund | ... | Frederick Remington |
 | Dale Dye | ... | Col. Leonard Wood |
 | Holt McCallany | ... | Hamilton Fish |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Eli |
| James Parks | ... | William Tiffany |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Wadsworth, Sr. |
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Teddy Roosevelt & the Rough Riders (USA) (working title)
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240 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere)
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'Brian Keith (I)''s last movie. He did his part a few weeks before his death. more
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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
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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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References The Searchers (1956) more
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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.