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Alvarez Kelly

  • 1966
  • Approved
  • 1h 56m
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William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, and Victoria Shaw in Alvarez Kelly (1966)
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During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers.During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers.During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers.

  • Director
    • Edward Dmytryk
  • Writers
    • Franklin Coen
    • Elliott Arnold
    • Daniel Taradash
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Richard Widmark
    • Janice Rule
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    2.6K
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    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Franklin Coen
      • Elliott Arnold
      • Daniel Taradash
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Richard Widmark
      • Janice Rule
    • 38User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Alvarez Kelly
    Richard Widmark
    Richard Widmark
    • Col. Tom Rossiter
    Janice Rule
    Janice Rule
    • Liz Pickering
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Major Albert Stedman
    Victoria Shaw
    Victoria Shaw
    • Charity Warwick
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Capt. Angus Ferguson
    Richard Rust
    Richard Rust
    • Sergeant Hatcher
    Arthur Franz
    Arthur Franz
    • Capt. Towers
    Don 'Red' Barry
    Don 'Red' Barry
    • Lt. Farrow
    • (as Donald Barry)
    Duke Hobbie
    Duke Hobbie
    • John Beaurider
    Harry Carey Jr.
    Harry Carey Jr.
    • Cpl. Peterson
    Howard Caine
    Howard Caine
    • McIntyre
    Mauritz Hugo
    Mauritz Hugo
    • Ely Harrison
    Barry Atwater
    Barry Atwater
    • General Kautz
    • (as G.B. Atwater)
    Bob Morgan
    Bob Morgan
    • Capt. Williams
    Paul Lukather
    Paul Lukather
    • Capt. Webster
    Stephanie Hill
    Stephanie Hill
    • Mary Ann
    Indus Arthur
    Indus Arthur
    • Melinda
    • Director
      • Edward Dmytryk
    • Writers
      • Franklin Coen
      • Elliott Arnold(uncredited)
      • Daniel Taradash(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      William Holden and Richard Widmark became good friends during the production of the film. When Widmark became ill with the flu and was confined to his room, Holden bought him a snare drum because he knew Widmark played the drums. Widmark later remarked, "That four months of being constantly together on a film location was the equivalent of ten or fifteen years of friendship."
    • Goofs
      Sergeant Hatcher is wearing a bandoleer of .45-70 cartridges at least eight years before the .45-70 was developed.
    • Quotes

      Alvarez Kelly: Now the main thing to remember is... cattle are like women. Sometimes you have to be firm with them. Sometimes you have to be gentle. And sometimes you have to give them a slap on the rump.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: In every war................... In every age.................... The forgotten weapon is.................... Food. For to kill, soldiers must live................... to live, they must eat.................... And a herd of cattle is as vital as a herd of cannon...................

      The United States in 1864.
    • Alternate versions
      The version shown on the Starz Westerns Channel and on the Sony DVD runs 109 minutes. It is not yet known what scenes have been trimmed.
    • Connections
      Referenced in When the Applause Died (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Alvarez Kelly
      Music by Johnny Green (as John Green)

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Sung by The Brothers Four

    User reviews38

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Odd, uneven, almost heroic in failure
    Most reviews here range from mixed to egregious. Except for a few shocking holes in the script and underproduced scenes (e.g. the Confederate ambush at the apple cellar and Stedman's escape with Ruthie and her subsequent death), just like a kid at the movies I felt swept up in the film's patched-together, on-with-the-show spirit.

    Given the production's reliance on a cattle herd as its main prop and the health problems of its aging stars, much credit goes to the film's editors. Plus one must bow to the astonishing gift of William Holden, reportedly a wreck throughout the making, but managing his horse like a pro and looking like a man you or any woman would keep giving another chance.

    Overall this film probably represents a pathetic last gasp of the studio system whose problems are worthy of dismay, but once again that studio system produced a work that soldiers on to some kind of colorful, noisy, almost dignified end.
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    • Release date
      • October 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Richmond Story
    • Filming locations
      • Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    • Production company
      • Sol C. Siegel Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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