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Though flawed, John Ford's The Horse Soldiers has a fair amount going for it: the well-oiled partnership of Ford and star John Wayne (and an assist from William Holden); Ford's vivid visual style; and large-scale action. [Blu-ray]
Though not one of John Ford-John Wayne's best collaborations, this Civil War Western has some merits, primarily visual, but also thematic in positing the military (Wayne) verus the medical profession (William Holden) in terms of civic and personal duty
Fine Wayne and Ford western with equally strong Holden.
It's a lesser Ford, rife with his backward attempts at humor, and the DVD transfer is slightly grainy, but it's still very much worth a viewing.
This is a quintessential John Ford Western.
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