Alvarez Kelly
A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon!
1966 · 1h 46m · APPROVED
War, Western
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
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Alvarez Kelly
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.
Director and cast
- Edward Dmytryk Director
- William Holden as Alvarez Kelly
- Richard Widmark as Col. Tom Rossiter
- Janice Rule as Liz Pickering
- Patrick O'Neal as Major Albert Stedman
- Victoria Shaw as Charity Warwick
- Roger C. Carmel as Capt. Angus Ferguson
- Richard Rust as Sgt. Hatcher
- Arthur Franz as Capt. Towers
- Don 'Red' Barry as Lt. Farrow
- Harry Carey Jr. Cast
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