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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Holden | ... | Alvarez Kelly | |
| Richard Widmark | ... | Col. Tom Rossiter | |
| Janice Rule | ... | Liz Pickering | |
| Patrick O'Neal | ... | Major Albert Stedman | |
| Victoria Shaw | ... | Charity Warwick | |
| Roger C. Carmel | ... | Capt. Angus Ferguson | |
| Richard Rust | ... | Sergeant Hatcher | |
| Arthur Franz | ... | Capt. Towers | |
| Don 'Red' Barry | ... | Lt. Farrow (as Donald Barry) | |
| Duke Hobbie | ... | John Beaurider | |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Cpl. Peterson | |
| Howard Caine | ... | McIntyre | |
| Mauritz Hugo | ... | Ely Harrison | |
| Barry Atwater | ... | General Kautz (as G. B. Atwater) | |
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Robert Morgan | ... | Capt. Williams |
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Suave former Texan cattleman Alvarez Kelly now living in Mexico has little interest in the Civil War except to make some money. But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the Union he finds himself kidnapped by Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter. With the hungry troops and civilians surrounded in Richmond by the Union army the Colonel intends, one way or the other, to persuade Kelly to help steal the herd and move it into town. Confederate money has no appeal so the Colonel resorts to other means with unexpected results. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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The United States in 1864. See more »
Music by Johnny Green (as John Green)
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by The Brothers Four
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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." See more »Goofs
Sergeant Hatcher wearing a bandoleer of .45-70 cartridges at least 8 years before the .45-70 was developed. See more »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. See more »
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Alvarez KellyMusic by Johnny Green (as John Green)
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by The Brothers Four
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See it - William Holden plays his trademark role as a smooth-talking womanizer caught in a war he doesn't want to be a part of. He's a rich cattle driver in the Civil War looking to sell his horses to the highest bidder. Richard Widmark plays the eyepatch-wearing Confederate villain. Some might say these two actors can't carry a movie by themselves, but together they are fantastic. The script in this movie is surprisingly sharp and smart. This is rare for a western. The dialogue is very witty and actually pretty funny at times. The movie has also aged very well, meaning that it is still relevant and doesn't have that "old" feel to it. For example, the things that are supposed to be funny are funny, etc. The only problem with this movie is that there's not much action until the end. This is easily forgivable because of the good story. After seeing the movie, I immediately compared it to Horse Soldiers, which Holden co-starred in with the Duke. Worth seeing once. 2 out of 5 action rating