I Comanceros (1961)
Louisania 1843, Paul Regret (Whitnam), bellimbusto francese, uccide in un duello "galante" il figlio di un giudice, che gli fa dare una caccia spietata. Tocca a J. Carter (Wayne), Ranger del Texas, trovarlo su un battello del Mississippi. Carter sta anche indagando su una misteriosa banda di indiani, i Comanceros. Regret riesce a fuggire, ma il Ranger lo ritrova e lo porta alla base. Regret fugge durante un attacco indiano, ma torna coi rinforzi, guadagnandosi un meritato condono. I due, ormai amici, rintracciano il covo dei Comanceros e riescono a disperdere la banda. Per Regret c'è anche l'amore finale, e forse anche per Carter. Molti gli episodi suggestivi. quando Whitnam cerca di corromperlo, Wayne gli risponde: "Io ho quella che tu forse consideri una debolezza, sono onesto". Quando lo stesso Whitnam, dopo aver salvato tutti, gli chiede di lasciarlo andare l'uomo, della legge gli risponde: "Lo farei, ma ho fatto un giuramento ed è una cosa importante".
Direttore:
Michael Curtiz
Scrittori:
James Edward Grant, Clair Huffaker.
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John Wayne as Jake Cutter |
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Stuart Whitman as Paul Regret |
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Ina Balin as Pilar Graile |
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Nehemiah Persoff as Graile |
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Lee Marvin as Crow |
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Michael Ansara as Amelung |
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Patrick Wayne as Tobe (Texas Ranger) |
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Bruce Cabot as Maj. Henry (Ranger CO) |
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Joan O'Brien as Melinda Marshall |
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Jack Elam as Horseface (Comanchero) |
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Edgar Buchanan as Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen |
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Henry Daniell as Gireaux |
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Richard Devon as Esteban |
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Ed McBain - Gunrunner (uncredited) |
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Phil Arnold as Nervous Drunk (uncredited) |
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Anne Barton as Martha Schofield (uncredited) |
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Steve Baylor as Comanchero (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Don Brodie as Card Dealer (uncredited) |
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Alan Carney as Stillwater Bartender (uncredited) |
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Iphigenie Castiglioni as Josefina (uncredited) |
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Dennis Cole as Blonde Youth (uncredited) |
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Booth Colman as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
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Jackie Cubat as Fuzzy - Hotel Girl (uncredited) |
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Gabriel Curtiz as Marsac (uncredited) |
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John Dierkes as Ranger Bill Larsen (uncredited) |
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Ilana Dowding as Mary Schofield (uncredited) |
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William Fawcett as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Eric Feldary as Valtin (uncredited) |
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Joe Gray as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Lenmana Guerin as Indian Maid (uncredited) |
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Claude Hall as Ranger (uncredited) |
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Tom Hennesy as Gordo - Graile's Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Tom Hernández as Croupier (uncredited) |
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Joseph La Cava as Dealer (uncredited) |
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George J. Lewis as Chief Iron Shirt (uncredited) |
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Jon Lormer as White-Haired Man on Riverboat (uncredited) |
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Roger Mobley as Bub Schofield (uncredited) |
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Bob Steele as Pa Schofield (uncredited) |
| Directing | Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Writing | James Edward Grant | Screenplay |
| Writing | Clair Huffaker | Screenplay |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Production | George Sherman | Producer |
| Writing | Paul Wellman | Novel |
| Art | Alfred Ybarra | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |
