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Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

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Alvarez Kelly

"A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon!"

1966

1h 46m

6.2(62 votes)

Western

War

Overview

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.

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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

William Holden

William Holden

Alvarez Kelly

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Col. Tom Rossiter

Janice Rule

Janice Rule

Liz Pickering

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Maj. Albert Stedman

Victoria Shaw

Victoria Shaw

Charity Warwick

Roger C. Carmel

Roger C. Carmel

Capt. Angus Ferguson

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Sgt. Hatcher

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Capt. Towers

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Lt. Farrow

Harry Carey Jr.

Harry Carey Jr.

Cpl. Peterson

Creative team

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Written by: Franklin Coen
Daniel Taradash
Produced by: Sol C. Siegel
Ray David

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