| | Horse Soldiers DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Westerns DVDs, Civil War Movies | | Starring | John Wayne, William Holden, Anna Lee, Russell Simpson, Basil Ruysdael, Hoot Gibson, Constance Towers, Carleton Young, Althea Gibson | | Director | John Ford | | Composer | David Buttolph | | Director of Photography | William Clothier | | Editor | Jack Murray | | Producer | John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin | | Production Designer | Frank Hotaling | | Screenwriter | John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin | | Source Writer | Harold Sinclair |
John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt, Hoot Gibson, Ken Curtis - Dir:John Ford A hardened Union colonel embarks on a dangerous mission to sabotage a railroad line. Saddled with a quarrelsome doctor and a Southern belle, the colonel drives his troops deep into rebel territory. THE HORSE SOLDIERS, John Ford's only attempt at tackling the subject of the Civil War, is based on Grierson's Raid, part of the Union's assault on Vicksburg in April 1863. After a number of failed efforts at taking the Southern stronghold, Union leaders assign Col. John Marlowe (John Wayne), a railroad designer in civilian life, to lead a cavalry detachment to destroy a vital railroad hub at Newton Station, far behind Confederate lines. Marlowe's unit includes Major Kendall (William Holden), a cynical physician disgusted by the notion that there's glory in the carnage, and the politically ambitious Colonel Secord (Willis Bouchey). Marlowe temporarily appropriates the plantation of Southerner Hannah Hunter (Constance Towers) while in transit and is forced to take her along, in lieu of killing her, after she overhears his plans for Newton Station. As their journey continues, Marlowe realizes that he is much more interested in Hannah than in her political sympathies. Wayne and Holden give gritty, soulful performances, and William Clothier's photography is outstanding in a film that delves beneath simplistic notions of heroism to reveal something more complicated, grisly, and real. Horse Soldiers | List Price | $14.94 (You save $4.65) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1959 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2366  | | CD Universe Part number | 1593327 | | Catalog number | 1001835 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 08, 2001 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 120 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Widescreen |
Horse Soldiers Movie Review Average Rating: (2.7 out of 5 stars)   A Civil War movie classic
Based ona real-life incursion by US Cavalry elements into Reb territory. Very well acted and with a few funny moments. Constance Towers is beautiful, and John Wayne is John Wayne as always.
Submitted by carval48 (New Britain, CT, USA) 
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The fourth Ford cavalry film
In The Horse Soldiers, John Ford revisits territory he covered brilliantly in the acclaimed cavalry trilogy between 1948 & 1950. Here, Wayne is once again on board as a Union Colonel who is charged with a leading a troop of soldiers down into Southern comfort to take out a particularly troublesome enemy stronghold and in turn reverse fortunes in the Civil War. This setup makes for a pretty interesting film most any way you cut it and Ford does manage to keep you interested thoroughout. Yet I can`t help but feel that this could`ve been more than it is. The conflict between Wayne`s colonel and Holden`s doctor feels a little forced and Holden, even though he does his best, has been better in some of his other films. Towers is fine as the southern belle who quickly becomes a pain up Wayne`s behind. Overall, trying to be fair, I would say that this a little bit of a missed opportunity. More intensity in the pacing and a more powerful script and this would`ve been a classic. As it is, what you get is a decent Wayne film, but nothing more. 3 stars of 5.
Submitted by a reviewer (Kokkedal, Denmark)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Not one of Wayne's best
I'm a huge John Wayne,but I found it hard to get into this movie.The movie lacks the excitement of the Duke's other movies.
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