Alvarez kelly is a 1966 pathecolor war western film set in the american civil war starring william holden and richard widmark. Theme, cast, release date, and more sarah paulson and evan peters are set to return, but who else. In this civil war actioner, alvarez kelly is captured by a confederate officer while transporting a herd of cattle to the union forces. Alvarez kelly holden is a mexican national who is neutral in the civil war and his only loyalties appear to be money, whiskey and women. It is about a mexican cattleman who has little interest in the civil war except to make money. A cattle drover, en route to selling his herd to the yankees, is kidnapped by a band of ruthless confederate troopers who plan to drive the herd into their own territory. Threatened with instant execution if he doesnt cooperate, holden sets about the train the raw rebel troops to. Alvarez kelly 1966 dvd william holden, richard widmark, patrick oneal new.
Watch alvarez kelly movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Richard widmark is the one that leads a group of soldiers from the south that kidnaps the cattle and also william holden to move the cattle toward richmond. Threatened with instant execution if he doesnt cooperate, holden sets about the train the raw rebel troops to become cattle drovers in order to transport the herd below the masondixon line. Alvarez kelly, dvd, manufactured on demand, subtitled, westerns, war drama, 043396505209.
Watch alvarez kelly online stream full movie directv. Find movie and film cast and crew information for alvarez kelly 1966 edward dmytryk on allmovie. Roger charles carmel september 27, 1932 november 11, 1986 was an american actor. Alvarez kelly 1966 tt0060095 in 1864, during the american civil war, mexican cattleman alvarez kelly supplies the union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force. With william holden, richard widmark, janice rule, patrick oneal. During the civil war, mexican cattleman alvarez kelly supplies the union with cattle until confederate colonel tom rossiters hungry men force kelly to change his customers. Civil war incident, the film concerns successful cattle grab engineered by southern forces and executed under the noses of northern troops. Alvarez kelly manufactured on demand, subtitled on tcm shop.
Alvarez kelly is a 1966 war film set in the american civil war starring william holden and richard widmark. During the civil war, when the union army is trying to starve the people of richmond into submission, renegade adventurer alvarez kelly delivers a herd of 2,500 cattle to u. Carving a legend of greatness from the blue ridge to the rio grande a suave mexican cattleman inadvertently gets involved in the civil war. In 1864, during the american civil war, mexican cattleman alvarez kelly supplies the union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers. The film was based on the historic beefsteak raid of september 1864 led by confederate major general wade hampton iii.
The rather convoluted plot adventurer plays one side off against the other on a cattle drive from mexico during the civil war relies heavily on the charm of the two stars, william holden and richard widmark, but the two prove as. This unusual civil war film was based on an actual incident, the beefsteak raid of sept. The film was based on the reallife beefsteak raid of september 1864 plot edit. Alvarez kelly is a film directed by edward dmytryk with william holden, richard widmark, janice rule, patrick oneal, year. Two rode together 1961, hard ground 2003, the gundown 2011, the sons of katie elder 1965, wild rovers 1971.
Frontier drama based on a true american civil war incident. But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the unionists he finds himself kidnapped by confederate colonel tom rossiter. He has no interest in which side may win or lose kelly is far more concerned about his own survival, and about making money. William holden stars as alvarez kelly in this civil war actioner. William holden as alvarez kelly with richard widmark as col. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Video archive for the film alvarez kelly, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1966.
Threatened with execution if he doesnt cooperate, kelly. Released 1966, alvarez kelly stars william holden, richard widmark, janice rule, patrick oneal the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Alvarez kelly is a 1966 war film set in the american civil war. Watch the clip titled visit for the film alvarez kelly 1966. Alvarez kelly 1966 posters the movie database tmdb. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. William holden, richard widmark, patrick oneal, harry carey, jr. Trailer for alvarez kelly suave mexican cattleman alvarez kelly has little interest in the civil war except to make some money.
But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the unionists he finds himself kidnapped by. Complete parodies list alvarez kelly 1966 thomas, alvarez kelly 1966 tugs, alvarez kelly 1966 shining time station, alvarez kelly 1966 skarloey, alvarez kelly 1966 jack and the pack. Pity is the real empty room scene or clip oct 1, 1966 1. However, as he nears the end of his long cattle drive, kelly is kidnapped by confederate raiders led. Cattleman alvarez kelly william holden is contracted to deliver a herd to the. The film was based on the historic beefsteak raid of september 1864 led by confederate major general wade hampton iii plot. Kelly william holden comes to visit liz janice rule.
Suave mexican cattleman alvarez kelly has little interest in the civil war except to make some money. Alvarez kelly is about cattle that both the north and south want during the civil war. Watch alvarez kelly 1966 trailer mr lizotte on dailymotion. Alvarez kelly a renegade adventurer herding his cattle gets caught in the middle of the civil war. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 47 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 47 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. The film was based on the reallife beefsteak raid of september 1864 led by. Alvarez kelly by edward dmytryk edward dmytryk, william. Una pelicula dirigida por edward dmytryk con william holden, richard widmark, janice rule, patrick oneal. While transporting 5,000 head of cattle to the union forces, holden is captured by confederate officer richard widmark. Alvarez kelly 1966 edward dmytryk related allmovie. He originated several roles on broadway, played scores of guest roles in television series, was a lead in the sitcom the mothersinlaw and appeared in a number of motion pictures.
Find similar and related movies for alvarez kelly 1966 edward dmytryk on allmovie. He soon finds himself in the middle of the conflict, however, when a confederate colonel richard widmark captures the rancher and forces kelly to help his. By then his drinking problem was well known to everyone in hollywood, and director edward dmytryk, who only worked with holden once before when he was a bit player in million dollar legs, 1939, had misgivings. The union is trying to starve out the people of richmond, virginia, and to stop them, confederate colonel tom rossiter richard widmark will go to any length. Alvarez kelly 1966 dvd this product is manufactured on demand using regionfree dvdr recordable media. During the civil war, mexican cattleman alvarez kelly supplies the union with cattle until confederate colonel tom rossiters hungry men.
This is the story of a renegade adventurer, alvarez kelly william holden, who gets caught in the middle of the civil war. Alvarez kelly 1966 based on a true civil war incident, alvarez kelly 1966 tells the story of a renegade adventurer william holden the title character who delivers a herd of 2500 cattle to union forces on a virginia plantation. Alvarez kelly the 1966 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Based loosely on the beefsteak raid in september 1864, the film follows alvarez kelly william holden, a mexican rancher looking to. Cattleman alvarez kelly william holden is contracted to deliver a herd to the union army in virginia. Alvarez kelly william holden is a mexican cattle rancher who is doing his best to stay out of the civil war. William holden and richard widmark give excellent performances. He also played lewis morris of new york in the musical film 1776, and everett scovill, a thinly disguised portrait of charles.
The townsfolk are set on lynching an accused killer held in the town lockup. Cattleman alvarez kelly william holden is contracted to deliver a herd to the union army in. Watch the full length movie of alvarez kelly online or on the fios mobile app. Alvarez kelly 1966 isnt really a classic, but its a pleasant enough western, directed by edward dmytryk. With no loyalties to either north or south, kelly is hired to drive a herd of cattle from mexico to the union army. Alvarez kelly is a 1966 western directed by edward dmytryk. Holden was making rather a specialty of cynical, hardbitten types and this role suited him perfectly. January 2, 1926 december 28, 1993 was an american character actor, probably best known as gestapo major wolfgang hochstetter in the television series hogans heroes 196571. Alvarez kelly 1966 stream and watch online moviefone. Alvarez kelly was william holdens first picture after a twoyear absence from the screen. In 1864, during the american civil war, the union is supplied by mexican cattleman alvarez kelly with cows until unexpected circumstances induce him to change his customers. Vhs trailer for the 1966 western film alvarez kelly, directed by edward dmytryk, starring william holden, richard widmark, janice rule and more. Title sequence from alvarez kelly 1966, directed by edward dmytryk, starring william holden, richard widmark, janice rule, patrick oneal, victoria shaw. Rent, buy or watch alvarez kelly movie now family video.