Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack at a fort. ... Tout lireAn ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack at a fort. The commanding officer has been killed, the Indians vastly outnumber them, and the only ba... Tout lireAn ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn't commit, finds himself leading the remnants of a unit that has been under Indian attack at a fort. The commanding officer has been killed, the Indians vastly outnumber them, and the only bargaining chip they have is the fact that they have captured the Indian chief's son.
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Quite why two attractive women were travelling on their own across such hazardous country I don't know, and the scout fired his revolver at fleeing Indians at the most optimistic range I've ever seen, even by Western standards; his eventual death was quite gruesome for the time when the film was made.
For once, none of the actors was known to me but they all did well enough.
Tempted almost to give it a six, but five will do.
One of the last of the old-fashioned studio B-westerns, this is a stark, grim affair, with some nasty bits of violence and torture, a weird preoccupation with sexual assault(!) and a mean performance by Donald "Red" Barry as the fort's commanding officer and lone survivor.
However, it drops the ball in the end, with a hastily tacked-on romance and a conclusion that's abrupt, painfully unrealistic and patently bizarre. Clocking in at a slim seventy-two minutes, there's really no excuse in the world for it to end so abruptly and so unsatisfactory!
Still, it's worth watching for the most part. There's some nice black-and-white photography and a grittiness that anticipates the wave of spaghetti westerns and their American counterparts that flooded US theaters the following year and pretty much ended the need for these kind of cheaply made westerns.
The ending comes up sudden and most unsatisfactory and silly.
Anyways, always good to see more Westerns released. Guess never a Western not worthy for a watch, even if need be a midnighter.
Rated it a 4. Struggled to say a 5 but that ending and poor acting! Worse if not a Western.
A recent release "White Feather" was much better and very acceptable.
The Utah setting helps bring a sense of authenticity to the proceedings and some interesting character arcs injects some good aspects into the routine story of "besieged troopers holding out against overwhelming odds scenario". The hero - Beir's Sgt. Lucas - is a complex character. He's a prisoner accused of rape, but the fact that he's willing to lead the survivors through treacherous country speaks volumes of his innocence. It's downbeat at times, talky, ponderously paced, punctuated by some good action, but it's mainly character driven, though a little grim. Though Fred Beir acts very well, a more charismatic and spirited lead would have injected more energy into his character. The ending is abrupt, and the reason why the Apaches called a truce was weak, especially when they were winning. But hey it's 70 minute film so...
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- AnecdotesThis film is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Fort Bowie (1958), and in fact the battle scene that opens the film is lifted entirely from it.
- ConnexionsFeatures Fort Bowie (1958)
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- Durée1 heure 12 minutes
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