Synopsis
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
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Cast
- Charlton HestonMajor Amos Charles Dundee
- Richard HarrisCaptain Benjamin Tyreen
- Jim HuttonLieutenant Graham
- James CoburnSamuel Potts
- Michael Anderson Jr.Trooper Tim Ryan
- Senta BergerTeresa Santiago
- Mario AdorfSergeant Gomez
- Brock PetersAesop
- Warren OatesO.W. Hadley
- Ben JohnsonSergeant Chillum
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
If you want to see the missing link between John Wayne's squint and Clint Eastwood's sneer, look no further than Charlton Heston in Major Dundee. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
It's not a masterpiece, but its story of Civil War enemies banding together for battle against Indian warriors and French soldiers packs an occasional wallop. - 75
Boston Globe
Expanded, Major Dundee is still a mess of great scenes sprinkled among some fairly monotonous action. - 70
Salon
As flawed as it is, Major Dundee maintains its dignity in the face of the injustices that were done to it. Ripped-up and ragtag, it still holds its head high. - 70
Los Angeles Times
It's hard to imagine "The Wild Bunch" having the depth and grace it did without Peckinpah having this experience to draw on, and for that masterful film alone we're grateful to have Major Dundee back among the living again. - 63
New York Daily News
The movie still isn't great, but it's an important remonstration to that oldest of all studio-system curses: the producer who thinks he's more creative than the director. - 60
TV Guide Magazine
An offbeat and sometimes jumbled western adventure film. (Review of Original Release) - 50
Chicago Reader
Keeps building to apocalyptic climaxes that never materialize. (Review of Original Release)
