During the civil war, colonel john marlowe john wayne is tasked with leading a union cavalry division to raze a confederate railroad depot. The horse soldiers 1959 posted by mark franklin on aug 3, 2016 john wayne is col. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. The horse soldiers is one of my all time favourite films, and is very loosely based on this book, which in turn is based on the real life civil war action known as griersons raid. May 20, 2011 came across an old filmed interview with harold augustus sinclair, author of the horse solders, which the 1959 john ford picture was based on. Although it stars john wayne, and is set in america in.
The horse soldiers 1959 john ford, john wayne, william holden, constance towers, adventure, war, western january 27, 2016 a union cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a railsupply center. John fords venture into the american civil war is adapted from harold sinclairs novel of the same name. He then led a charge back to the school and the small town. The film was based on harold sinclairs novel of the same name. Grierson turned and opened fire on them, killing most of them. Movie title screen from the film the horse soldiers 1959, directed by john ford, starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers. The secret soldiers of benghazi 2016 english movie official theatrical. Although it stars john wayne, and is set in america in about 1863, it is not a western, but a civil war drama. Horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special forces soldiers who from the new york times bestselling author of in harms way comes a truelife story of american soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory. The interview itself is pretty neat, but tacked onto the end are a couple minutes of silent behind the scenes footage of. Of course, even lesser ford is still better than most movies, and horse has plenty going for it. Came across an old filmed interview with harold augustus sinclair, author of the horse solders, which the 1959 john ford picture was based on. The screenplay by john lee mahin and martin rackin was loosely based on harold sinclairs 1956 novel of the same name, a fictionalized version of griersons raid in mississippi. The horse soldiers 1959 115 minutesaction director.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for the horse soldiers 1959 john ford on allmovie. John wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt a union cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to. Benjamin grierson and the battle of newtons station, which led. John wayne was born marion robert morrison in iowa, to mary alberta brown and clyde leonard. The horse soldiers, directed by john ford, is sadly not one of his better known films, nor one of his more popular ones. In another john wayne film directed by john ford, a large union cavalry unit is sent into confederate territory on a sabotage mission to destroy a railroad and supply depot.
With john wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt. The horse soldiers 1959 john ford john wayne william holden. The interview itself is pretty neat, but tacked onto the end are a couple minutes of silent behind the scenes footage of john ford, john wayne and the rest of the. Find the perfect john wayne horse soldiers 1959 stock photo. John wayne the horse soldiers 1959 video dailymotion. In june 1958, just prior to the start of production of the horse soldiers, paramount studios filed an injunction against william holden in an attempt to prevent the actor, under contract to the studio, from appearing in the mirisch company production, united artists release. John fords western, based on an actual civil war incident, starring john wayne. The horse soldiers 1959 june 7, 2014 by srogouski in film, male film directors 1 comment griersons raid, which ran from april 17 to may 2. John ford not exactly a western, since it takes place entirely in mississippi during the civil war. John fords civil warera docudrama stars john wayne as john marlowe, a union. After the commercial failure of the big trail, wayne was relegated to small roles in apictures, including columbias the deceiver 1931, in which he played a corpse. John marlowe, a union cavalry commander assigned a mission to destroy a supply depot at newton station, 300 miles inside rebel lines, to help gen. The horse soldiers 1959 john ford cast and crew allmovie. I belive this has been missed marked it is in fact from the undefeated, the bugler is roman gabriel who.
The horse soldiers is an underrated 1959 john ford film starring the powerhouse teaming of john wayne and william holden. John wayne in the horse soldiers western movie youtube. The horse soldiers is full of marvelous frames, of a subtle lyricism, not as. Remembering the horse soldiers constance towers on the two johns in her life. The horse soldiers 1959 once upon a time in a western. Find the perfect horse soldiers john wayne stock photo. The horse soldiers 1959 john ford, john wayne, william. Horse soldiers by john ford john ford, john wayne, william. The horse soldiers 1959 john wayne message board jwmb. Jun 07, 2014 the horse soldiers 1959 june 7, 2014 by srogouski in film, male film directors 1 comment griersons raid, which ran from april 17 to may 2, 1863, was the dry run for shermans march to the sea.
He appeared in the serial the three musketeers 1933, an updated version of the alexandre dumas novel in which the protagonists were soldiers in the french foreign legion in thencontemporary north africa. John fords only film to center around the civil war, the horse soldiers overcomes a number of flaws to emerge as a solid, often exciting, movie that just misses being topdrawer ford. This poster was originally folded but is in great condition. John wayne western shootouts my top 10 ive been writing about westerns and john wayne in particular for a couple of years now, covering jws leading ladies, costars, punchups etc.
The screenplay by john lee mahin and martin rackin was loosely based on harold sinclairs 1956 novel of the same name. The horse soldiers directed by john ford produced by john lee mahin martin rackin mirish corporation united artists index. The text is somewhat different from the john wayne. Les cavaliers the horse soldiers by john ford with john wayne, 1959 photo photo. John fords the horse soldiers has a fair amount going for it. The horse soldiers is a 1959 war film set during the american civil war directed by john ford and starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers.
Parke in her first western film, 1959s the horse soldiers, constance towers found herself in the middle of two johns. The attack on john waynes troops by the school boys is based on fact, but unlike the film, the troops under the command of col. John fords the horse soldiers john fords film the horse soldiers is a stimulating and changeless stunning success featuring john wayne in one of his best acting performances. Jan 19, 2017 remembering the horse soldiers constance towers on the two johns in her life. Original insert movie poster starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers. But it stars john wayne and william holden riding horses and fighting. The horse soldiers 1959 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. In her first western film, 1959s the horse soldiers, constance towers. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan. John wayne, during the filming of the horse soldiers. Marlowe faces further challenges as a result of his frequent disagreements with the regiments surgeon, major henry kendall william holden, and the presence of miss hannah hunter constance towers, a southern belle who overhears marlowes secret plans.
Jan 28, 2011 the horse soldiers 1959 115 minutesaction director. Cavalry, cavalry raid, chavauchee, civil war, horse soldiers, john wayne, mongols, movie, tactics welcome to horse soldiers thoughts this blog is a new adventure for me. Although the film is based on a novel by harold sinclair,the story line closely follows. The book is well written atmospheric and descriptive with a real feeling and sense of time and place, character driven, with a palpable tension of soldiers behind. The movies dramatic tension is set up between waynes character, union.
Horse soldiers, original john wayne western poster original. Wayne plays colonel marlowe a man that thinks that the armys duty comes before being a humanitarian. I love reading the books that some of our old western movies are based on. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the horse soldiers 1959. Holden and john wayne in the horse soldiers 1959 john wayne and hoot. The horse soldiers is a 1959 deluxe color war film, set in the american civil war, directed by john ford, starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers. May 05, 2009 horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special forces soldiers who from the new york times bestselling author of in harms way comes a truelife story of american soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory. The film is historical fiction based on the missions of col. It has that distinctive ford look, and william clothiers. The attack on john wayne s troops by the school boys is based on fact, but unlike the film, the troops under the command of col.
All the trivia you can handle about the horse soldiers, 1959, directed by john ford, with john wayne, william holden, constance towers. Arguably no film director photographed men and horses better than john ford. The horse soldiersjohn wayne, william holden, constance towers, ken curtis, judson pratt, willis bouchey, denver pyle, strother martin, althea gibson, hank worden, hoot gibson 1959. Watch the horse soldiers online stream full movie directv. The horse soldiers 1959 authentic 8 x 10 original movie still john. This latterday sortof western from john fordfalling midway between the searchers and the. An analysis of the 1959 film, the horse soldiers by john ford.
285 1303 1250 683 157 914 1293 936 353 976 549 846 72 485 510 823 494 1281 695 1142 720 428 1271 1101 1126 1571 1156 1097 374 569 728 10 340 77 102 135 637 958 1237 1418 648 1005 922 1090 480 699