THE HORSE SOLDIERS (1959)

JOHN FORD

Western Classics War 10th - 19th Centuries True Stories Historical Recommended

Cast

JOHN WAYNE WILLIAM HOLDEN CONSTANCE TOWERS JUDSON PRATT HOOT GIBSON KEN CURTIS

Plot

John Wayne grabs centre stage as the ruthless Colonel Marlowe in this powerful Civil War Western based on the Grierson Raid, when Union troops cut a swathe deep into the heart of the Confederacy to choke off vital supply lines. A thoughtful and compelling film on the futility of war from the master of the genre, John Ford.