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The Comancheros

1961 · 105 min

A classic Western adventure with rugged charm, mixing light humor and tense standoffs as unlikely allies navigate the frontier.

Tagline
Big Jake the Adventurer... Paul Regret the Gambler... Pilar the Gypsy beauty... Three With a Past... Destined to Cross and Clash... In a Kingdom of Killers!
Overview
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • justice
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Clair Huffaker, James Edward Grant
Starring
John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Bruce Cabot
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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