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Major Dundee (1965)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:28

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence and some sensuality.

Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Westerns

Theatrical Release:Apr 8, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: Sam Peckinpah's dramatic tale of the west, and of revenge. A group of men follow Major Dundee, a officer in the Union Cavalry, down to Mexico to recapture some children kidnapped by Apaches.... Sam Peckinpah's dramatic tale of the west, and of revenge. A group of men follow Major Dundee, a officer in the Union Cavalry, down to Mexico to recapture some children kidnapped by Apaches. Their mission proves violent from start to finish, and filled with unexpected danger and adventure. [More]

Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn

Starring: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Senta Berger, Brock Peters, Warren Oates, Slim Pickens, Ben Johnson

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Director: Sam Peckinpah
Producer: Jerry Bresler
Screenwriter: Harry Julian Fink, Oscar Saul, Sam Peckinpah
Composer: Daniele Amfitheatrof
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Very disappointing Peckinpah western "classic" is not even near such.

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03/08/08
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

An offbeat and sometimes jumbled western adventure film sees Heston as a Union officer in charge of a jail in the Southwest.

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08/30/06
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Sam Peckinpah's crippled film plays best as a dry run for The Wild Bunch.

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10/03/05
Glenn Abel
Glenn Abel
Hollywood Reporter
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It's an ode to the unstable, explosive force that was Sam Peckinpah, as well as to the powerful studio system that crushed him and kept him down.

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09/23/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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07/22/05
Thomas Delapa
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Boulder Weekly
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07/05/05
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06/18/05
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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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This restored version demonstrates is that while it remains an uneven work, it has flashes of brilliance as well as a general air of competence, even elegance in storytelling.

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06/11/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Giddy-up, Western lovers. This one is worth the return engagement.

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06/09/05
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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It's one of those flawed, fascinating films that are somehow more intriguing than many a smooth-cheeked blockbuster.

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06/02/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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No true Peckinpah-lover should pass it by.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
05/13/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Major Dundee, not a great movie but a great star-driven, big budget 1965 studio western, is back in all its fractured glory and confidence.

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04/29/05
Stephen Hunter
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Washington Post
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04/23/05
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It's richer and more interesting, partly because some motivations have been cleared up, partly because the music isn't a burden and partly because we now can see that this was all leading to the creation of a truly great film four years later.

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04/22/05
John Hartl
John Hartl
Seattle Times

The new Dundee plugs some of the story holes but, sadly, it's still a plodding affair that's low on plausible character motivation and compelling action scenes.

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04/21/05
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Testosterone Valhalla ... This newly restored version proves to be one of the most purely enjoyable, least thorny examples of [Peckinpah's] work.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
04/21/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The restored version becomes a near masterpiece--a most powerful but fragmented western of epic proportions.

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04/20/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Still a mess of great scenes sprinkled among some fairly monotonous action. But it's never completely dull.

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04/15/05
Wesley Morris
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