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The Hallelujah Trail

1965 · 165 min

A sprawling, good-natured western spoof with slapstick chaos, gorgeous vistas, and a gentle, silly charm that ambles along.

Directed by
John Sturges
Genres
Western, Comedy
Tagline
Cinerama sends you roaring with laughter and adventure down that wide and wonderful fun-trail!
Overview
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

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Directed by
John Sturges
Genres
Western, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • love
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
western, comedy
Directed by
John Sturges
Written by
John Gay
Starring
Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Pamela Tiffin, John Anderson
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Robert Surtees
Runtime
165 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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