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In the last months of the American Civil War, a Union cavalry officer is entrusted with tracking down an Apache raiding party that has been attacking military bases in Texas. Short on manpower, he is forced to enlist the aid of Confederate prisoners of war, leading to tension in the ranks. Sam Peckinpah's Western, with Charlton Heston and Richard Harris
1965
Movie/Drama
War
Western
Cast & Crew
Charlton Heston
(Actor)
.. Maj Amos Dundee
Richard Harris
(Actor)
.. Capt Benjamin Tyreen
Jim Hutton
(Actor)
.. Lt Graham
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Samuel Potts
Senta Berger
(Actor)
.. Teresa Santiago
Michael Anderson Jr
(Actor)
.. Tim Ryan
Mario Adorf
(Actor)
.. Sgt Gomez
Brock Peters
(Actor)
.. Aesop
Warren Oates
(Actor)
.. OW Hadley
Ben Johnson
(Actor)
.. Sgt Chillum
Sam Peckinpah
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Charlton Heston
(Actor)
.. Maj Amos Dundee
Born:
October 04, 1923
in
Evanston, Illinois
Best Known For:
Playing a series of heroes in classic Hollywood films.
Early-life:
Born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, in Evanston, Illinois. His father, Russell Carter, was a mill operator. His wife Lilla divorced him and wed mill-owner Chester Heston. The budding actor studied the classics as part of Northwestern University's drama course, gaining much-needed early experience in a radio performance of Peer Gynt. After his studies, he spent three years in the US Air Force during the Second World War.
Career:
After the war, Heston worked as a model and honed his skills while running a theatre in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1947, he made his Broadway debut in Antony and Cleopatra. His first film was 1950's Dark City. Other major movies include Ben-Hur (for which he won an Oscar), Touch of Evil, The Big Country, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes and Earthquake. He also appeared in The Colbys, Wayne's World 2, and provided a voice for Cats and Dogs. Heston died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills on April 5, 2008, at the age of 84.
Quote:
'If you need a ceiling painted, a chariot race run, a city besieged, or the Red Sea parted, you think of me.'
Trivia:
Heston was president of the National Rifle Association from 1998 to 2003.
Richard Harris
(Actor)
.. Capt Benjamin Tyreen
Born:
October 01, 1930
in
Limerick City
Best Known For:
A distinguished film and stage career.
Early-life:
Richard St John Harris was born in Limerick City on October 1, 1930, the youngest of nine children from a middle-class, Roman Catholic family. He was a talented sportsman, representing Munster on several occasions until contracting TB ended his career. Richard went on to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He went on to join Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop and soon began getting roles in various West End stage productions.
Career:
Harris made his film debut in the 1958 British comedy Alive and Kicking. Other roles followed in The Guns of Navarone and Mutiny on the Bounty before his first lead role came in 1963's This Sporting Life. Other movies followed, including The Heroes of Telemark, Major Dundee, Camelot, A Man Called Horse, The Cassandra Crossing and The Wild Geese. He appeared in a number of forgettable productions during the 1980s but returned to form in the 1990s with The Field, Patriot Games and Unforgiven. His later films included Gladiator and two Harry Potter films. He died in London on October 25, 2002, at the age of 72, following a battle with Hodgkin's disease.
Quote:
'I was a sinner. I slugged some people. I hurt many people. And it's true, I never looked back to see the casualties.'
Trivia:
Had three children with first wife Elizabeth Rees. A life-size sculpture of him as an 18-year-old squash player was unveiled by Russell Crowe in Kilkee, Co Clare, where Harris won a local cup four times in a row between 1948 and 1951.
Jim Hutton
(Actor)
.. Lt Graham
James Coburn
(Actor)
.. Samuel Potts
Born:
August 31, 1928
in
Laurel, Nebraska
Best Known For:
A string of movie roles.
Early-life:
James Harrison Coburn III was born in Laurel, Nebraska, on August 31, 1928 to Mylet Johnson and James Coburn Jr. He was raised in Compton, California. After studying drama at Los Angeles City College, he made his stage debut at the La Jolla Playhouse in Herman Melville's Billy Budd. He made his film debut in the western Ride Lonesome (1959).
Career:
Coburn raised his profile following appearances in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Charade (1963), The Americanisation of Emily, and Major Dundee (1965). His other film credits include A Fistful of Dynamite (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) and Cross of Iron (1977). Rheumatoid arthritis limited his output in the 1980s but he enjoyed a career resurgence in the 1990s with supporting roles in the likes of Young Guns II (1990), Hudson Hawk (1991), Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Maverick (1994), Eraser (1996), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Affliction (1997), for which he won an Academy Award. He died of a heart attack on November 18, 2002, at the age of 74.
Quote:
'The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.'
Trivia:
Coburn loved fast cars. He voiced the character Henry J Waternoose in Monsters, Inc (2001).
Senta Berger
(Actor)
.. Teresa Santiago
Michael Anderson Jr
(Actor)
.. Tim Ryan
Mario Adorf
(Actor)
.. Sgt Gomez
Brock Peters
(Actor)
.. Aesop
Warren Oates
(Actor)
.. OW Hadley
Ben Johnson
(Actor)
.. Sgt Chillum
Sam Peckinpah
(Director)
