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Major Dundee
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Major Dundee is an American Western and war film directed by Sam Peckinpah, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie stars Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Jerry Bresler Productions, the film was released in 1964 and 1965. It was filmed in Mexico, where the narrative is also set. The production involved director of photography Sam Leavitt, editor William Lyon, and composer Daniele Amfitheatrof.
The film has a runtime of 123 to 125 minutes. Its plot involves the Apache Nation, prisoners of war, and raids. Distribution includes Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with video on demand as a format. Critical reception includes a 97% review score, a 7.3/10 rating, and a Metascore of 62. Audience ratings on IMDb and TMDb are listed as 6.7. The production budget was 3,800,000, with revenue of 14,873.
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6.7During 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.
Cast
- Charlton Heston as Major Amos Charles Dundee
- Richard Harris as Captain Benjamin Tyreen
- Jim Hutton as Lieutenant Graham
- James Coburn as Samuel Potts
- Michael Anderson Jr. as Trooper Tim Ryan
- Senta Berger as Teresa Santiago
Themes
- mexico
- prisoner of war
- apache nation
- raid
- confederate
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
9,032 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
62/100
- Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Sam Peckinpah
- Cast member
- Francisco Reiguera
- Composer
- Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Sam Leavitt
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 354440
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1964-01-01
- film editor
- William Lyon
- title
- Major Dundee
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Major Dundee (film)
- review score
- 7.3/10
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