The Hallelujah Trail

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Movie Info

Lancaster and a fine cast are wasted in this comedy about a man assigned to protect a liquor shipment crossing the Great Plains. His foes are native tribes eager to get the liquor and a women's temperance organization eager to stop it. Much of the humor is telegraphed when not outright predictable. The film concerns itself with neither history nor geography, even inventing a nonexistent mountain range between Kansas City and Denver. This sprawling misfire from the mid-sixties was an early sign that the genre was wearing out.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Western
Directed By:

John Sturges
Written By:

John Gay
In Theaters:

Jun 23, 1965 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 20, 2001
Runtime:

166 minutes
Studio:

The Mirisch Company

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Cast

Burt Lancaster
as Thadeus

Lee Remick
as Cora

Pamela Tiffin
as Louise

Jim Hutton
as Paul

Donald Pleasence
as Oracle

John Anderson
as Buell

Brian Keith
as Frank

Tom Stern
as Kevin

Martin Landau
as Chief Walks-Stooped-Over

Robert J. Wilke
as Chief Five Barrels

Bob Wilke
as Chief Five Barrels

Jim Burk
as Elks-Runner

Jerry Gatlin
as First Brother-in-Law

Larry Duran
as Second Brother-in-Law

Dub Taylor
as Clayton Howell

John McKee
as Rafe Pike

Helen Kleeb
as Henrietta

John R. McKee
as Rafe Pike

Noam Pitlik
as Interpreter

Carl Pitti
as Phillips

Bill Williams
as Brady

Marshall Reed
as Carter

Caroll Adams
as Simmons

Ted Markland
as Bandmaster

Bing Russell
as Horner

William 'Billy' Benedict
as Simpson

Buff Brady
as Bilkins

Karla Most
as Mary Ann

Elaine Martone
as Loretta

Hope Summers
as Mrs. Hasselrad

Carroll Henry
as `A' Company Sgt.

Whit Bissell
as Hobbs

Val Avery
as Denver Bartender

John Dehner
as Narrator

James Burke

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Critic Reviews for The Hallelujah Trail

All Critics (4)

Silly Western comedy with good cast trying hard but not always succeeding.

Dec 5, 2016 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
Hung out to dry with nowhere to go but in quicksand.

Jun 10, 2006 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Audience Reviews for The Hallelujah Trail

Feb 03, 2009

Satirical and funny! I'd become so accustomed to Burt Lancaster in serious dramatic roles that his brilliantly subtle humor took me by surprise. *NOTE: Watch for a very thin Donald Pleasence as the prognosticating 'Oracle'.

Randy T Super Reviewer