
Escape from Fort Bravo(1953)
A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.


“A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon!”
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers.

William Holden
Alvarez Kelly

Richard Widmark
Col. Tom Rossiter

Janice Rule
Liz Pickering

Patrick O'Neal
Maj. Albert Stedman

Victoria Shaw
Charity Warwick

Roger C. Carmel
Capt. Angus Ferguson

Richard Rust
Sgt. Hatcher

Arthur Franz
Capt. Towers

Don 'Red' Barry
Lt. Farrow

Harry Carey, Jr.
Cpl. Peterson
Alvarez Kelly is a western, war film released in 1966 exploring themes of colonel, cattle, confederate, american civil war, cattleman. Directed by Edward Dmytryk, it stars William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule. In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers.
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