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Ten Tall Men

1951 · 97 min

A light-hearted desert adventure with playful banter, romantic sparks, and old-fashioned heroic charm.

Directed by
Willis Goldbeck
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland
Tagline
LUSTY! GUSTY! RARING TO GO!
Overview
Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.

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Directed by
Willis Goldbeck
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • loyalty
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Willis Goldbeck
Written by
Frank Davis, Roland Kibbee
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, Kieron Moore, George Tobias, Michael Pate, Robert Clary, John Dehner
Cinematography
William E. Snyder
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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