Major Dundee (1965)
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- PG-13
- 2h 3min
- Adventure, Drama
- 15 Mar 1965 (Denmark)
- Movie
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
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Cast verified as complete
Charlton Heston | ... |
Major Amos Charles Dundee
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Richard Harris | ... |
Captain Benjamin Tyreen
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Jim Hutton | ... |
Lieutenant Graham
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James Coburn | ... |
Samuel Potts
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Michael Anderson Jr. | ... |
Tim Ryan
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Senta Berger | ... |
Teresa Santiago
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Mario Adorf | ... |
Sergeant Gomez
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Brock Peters | ... |
Aesop
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Warren Oates | ... |
O. W. Hadley
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Ben Johnson | ... |
Sergeant Chillum
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R.G. Armstrong | ... |
Reverend Dahlstrom
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L.Q. Jones | ... |
Arthur Hadley
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Slim Pickens | ... |
Wiley
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Karl Swenson | ... |
Captain Waller
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Michael Pate | ... |
Sierra Charriba
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John Davis Chandler | ... |
Jimmy Lee Benteen
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Dub Taylor | ... |
Priam
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Albert Carrier | ... |
Captain Jacques Tremaine
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José Carlos Ruiz | ... |
Riago
(as Jose Carlos Ruiz)
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Aurora Clavel | ... |
Melinche
(as Aurora Clavell)
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Begoña Palacios | ... |
Linda
(as Begonia Palacios)
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Enrique Lucero | ... |
Doctor Aguilar
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Francisco Reiguera | ... |
Old Apache
(as Francisco Reyguera)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Whitey Hughes | ... |
Confederate Trooper (uncredited)
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Cliff Lyons | ... |
Trooper (uncredited)
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Jody McCrea | ... |
Lt. Brannin (uncredited)
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Marvin Miller | ... |
Opening Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Rockne Tarkington | ... |
Jefferson (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Peckinpah |
Written by
Harry Julian Fink | ... | (story by) |
Harry Julian Fink | ... | (screenplay by) & |
Oscar Saul | ... | (screenplay by) and |
Sam Peckinpah | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Jerry Bresler | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Daniele Amfitheatrof | ||
Christopher Caliendo |
Cinematography by
Sam Leavitt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Howard Kunin | ||
William A. Lyon | ... | (as William A.Lyon) |
Donald W. Starling | ... | (as Don Starling) |
Art Direction by
Alfred Ybarra | ... | (as Al Ybarra) |
Costume Design by
Tom Dawson | ... | (costumes) |
Makeup Department
Larry Butterworth | ... | makeup artist |
Ben Lane | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Francisco Day | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Floyd Joyer | ... | assistant director |
Cliff Lyons | ... | second unit director |
John Veitch | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Joe LaBella | ... | property master (as Joe La Bella) |
Sound Department
James Z. Flaster | ... | sound |
Charles J. Rice | ... | sound supervisor |
Rafael Ruiz Esparza | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Augie Lohman | ... | special effects (as August Lohman) |
Stunts
Jerry Brown | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Archie Butler | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Joe Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bill Catching | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Philip Crawford | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Richard Farnsworth | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jerry Gatlin | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chuck Hayward | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bob Herron | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Leroy Johnson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Walt La Rue | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Cliff Lyons | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Hal Needham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Carl Pitti | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jim Sheppard | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Roy N. Sickner | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Buddy Van Horn | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Henry Wills | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
James Saper | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gordon T. Dawson | ... | set costumer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
David Tamkin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Rick Rosenberg | ... | assistant to producer |
'Chema' Hernandez | ... | head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1965) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1965) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1965) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1965) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures do Brasil (1965) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft m.b.H. (1965) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film Aktieselskap (1965) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1965) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film A. B. (1965) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1968) (Poland) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1983) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Opção (1987) (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Videosonic (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Columbia Pictures Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS) (pan/scan)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twilight Time (2013) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Explosive-Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Imprint Films (2020) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Arrow Video (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Arrow Video (2021) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition) (signature edition)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (restoration) (2005 restoration)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
During 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 massacred soldiers and civilians in New Mexico. Written by scgary66 |
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Taglines | THE EPIC STORY OF THE GREAT SOUTH-WEST ! See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $3,800,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $3,520, 10 Apr 2005 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Charlton Heston famously did not get along with Richard Harris, who frequently stayed up drinking into the early hours, and was often late on-set. See more » |
Goofs | In the final battle, the French lancers signal their charge with an American bugle call. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993). See more » |
Soundtracks | Major Dundee March See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: 1864 JOURNAL 1865 Foreward In the territory of New Mexico, toward the end of the Civil War, an Indian Sierra Charriba, and his 47 Apache warriors raided, sacked, and looted an area almost three times the size of Texas. On October 31, 1864, an entire company of the 5th United States Cavalry sent out from Fort Benlin to destroy him, was ambushed and massacred at the Rostes ranch. We are indebted to Timothy Ryan, bugler 5th United States Cavalry, the company's sole survivor, for his diary, the only existing record of this tragedy and the campaign that followed. See more » |
Quotes |
Maj. Amos Dundee:
Name? Rev. Dahlstrom: Dahlstrom. Any man who has a just cause should travel with the word of God. Maj. Amos Dundee: With all due respect, God has nothing to do with it. I intend to smite the wicked, not save the Heathen. Rev. Dahlstrom: Seventeen years ago I married John and Mary Rostes. Those who destroyeth my flock, shall so be destroyed. Maj. Amos Dundee: [smiles] Reverend. See more » |