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Major Dundee

1965 · 125 min

A gruff, dust-caked expedition where grudges and discipline grind against each other, leaving a weary, bitter aftertaste.

Directed by
Sam Peckinpah
Genres
Western, War
Starring
Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton
Overview
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.

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Directed by
Sam Peckinpah
Genres
Western, War
Starring
Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • obsession
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
western, war
Directed by
Sam Peckinpah
Written by
Oscar Saul, Sam Peckinpah, Harry Julian Fink
Starring
Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Brock Peters
Music
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Cinematography
Sam Leavitt
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish, French

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