The Horse Soldiers Movie Review 1959

An 1863 Union cavalry officer is sent 300 miles into Confederate territory to destroy a railroad junction and is accompanied by a fellow officer who is also a pacifist doctor. Based on a true Civil War incident.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Military Westerns, Civil War, True Stories, Period Piece: 19th Century, Director/Star Teams: Ford & Wayne

Screenplay

John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin

Cast

John Wayne, William Holden, Hoot Gibson, Constance Towers, Russell Simpson, Strother Martin, Anna Lee, Judson Pratt, Denver Pyle, Jack Pennick, Althea Gibson, William Forrest, Willis Bouchey, Bing (Neil) Russell, Ken Curtis, O.Z. Whitehead, Walter Reed, Hank Worden, Carleton Young, Cliff Lyons

Cinematography

William Clothier

Director

John Ford

Music

David Buttolph

Producer

Martin Rackin, John Lee Mahin, United Artists