The Undefeated (1969)

Movie
German title	The undefeated
Original title	The Undefeated
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1969
length	119 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
script	James Lee Barrett ; Stanley Hough
production	Robert L. Jacks
music	Hugo Montenegro
camera	William H. Clothier
cut	Robert L. Simpson
occupation
	John Wayne : Col. John Henry Thomas; Rock Hudson : Col. James Langdon; Antonio Aguilar : Juarista Gen. Rojas; Roman Gabriel : Blue Boy; Marian McCargo : Ann Langdon; Lee Meriwether : Margaret Langdon; Merlin Olsen : Cpl. Little George; Melissa Newman : Charlotte Langdon; Bruce Cabot : Sgt. Jeff Newby; Jan-Michael Vincent : Lt. Bubba Wilkes; Ben Johnson : Short Grub; Edward Faulkner : Cpt. Anderson;

The Undefeated is a American Western of director Andrew V. McLaglen with John Wayne and Rock Hudson in the title roles.

action

The plot opens with a scene from the Civil War , in which a Northern cavalry regiment is informed after the battle that the civil war is over. In addition, one of the main characters, John Henry Thomas, is introduced here.

Now there is a time jump. Confederate Army Colonel James Langdon is in the process of preparing to leave on a trek to Mexico because the former soldiers are afraid of being exposed to the revenge of the northern states. Meanwhile, after his discharge from the army, Colonel John Henry Thomas decides to move with his remaining comrades to the New Mexico and Arizona area to catch wild horses there and then sell them to the US Army as profitably as possible. But emissaries of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico made him a better offer, so he decided to drive the horses to Mexico.

On the way to Mexico, Colonel John meets Henry Thomas on the trek of the Confederate soldiers with their families. After a bit of controversy, Thomas is more or less forced to help the Confederates when their camp is attacked by Mexican bandits. Thomas and his men intervene in the fighting and defeat the bandits. The former enemies slowly become friends and even celebrate Independence Day together. Meanwhile, Charlotte, Langdon’s daughter, and Blue Boy, Thomas’s adopted son, develop a love affair.

For now, however, the treks move on and go their own way. While Thomas waits for his horses to be paid, Langdon's trek is captured by insurgents under General Rojas. The rebels demand the horses from Thomas as ransom, which they urgently need. Under threat of shooting his soldiers, Langdon is forced to ask Thomas for the horses. Langdon rides to Thomas, who, together with his people, agrees to hand over the horses. After a battle with French cavalry, they bring the horses to the insurgents. These then release the southerners and together they move back to the United States.