The glorious horsemen
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The glorious horsemen |
| Original title | The Glory Guys |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1965 |
| length | 113 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Arnold Laven |
| script | Sam Peckinpah |
| production |
Arthur Gardner Arnold Laven Jules V. Levy |
| music | Riz Ortolani |
| camera | James Wong Howe |
| cut |
Tom Rolf Melvin Shapiro |
| occupation | |
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The Glorious Horsemen (original title: The Glory Guys ) is an American western directed by Arnold Laven for the production company Levy-Gardner-Laven from 1965 with Tom Tryon , Harve Presnell , Senta Berger and James Caan in the leading roles. The Italian composer Riz Ortolani created the soundtrack and theme song for the film . The film is based on the novel The Dice of God by Hoffman Birney .
action
At one station the recruits are gathered that will soon be the third in Fort Doniphan Cavalry - Regiment intended to reinforce. We are still waiting for Captain Demas Harrod (Tryon), who is stopped by a Rendevouz with the attractive Lou Woodard (Berger). A first inspection reveals that it will be difficult to form the new arrivals in a very short time to struggle efficient soldiers, an imminent campaign against the Sioux - Indians should participate. Harrod explains to those who have come up that quite a few of them will soon be dead, but wants to do the best possible with Sergeant Gregory (Pickens) in terms of drill. The recruits include the extremely cheeky Dugan (Caan), Hale (Anderson Jr.), who fled a wedding, and Crain (Williams), who is very clumsy with horses. Arriving at the fort, it turns out that Harrod was transferred here at the request of Commander McCabe (Duggan) - whose return from Washington is expected -; they both know each other from earlier times, and the captain doesn't speak well to his superiors because McCabe had senselessly sacrificed a group of over 30 soldiers at the time.
Indeed, McCabe arrives with news of the forthcoming campaign; although he does not have the highest command, but the aim is to have a decisive influence on the fighting. Harrod's greeting, which takes place in the presence of his wife (Cooper), is hypothermic but not hostile. Anyway, the captain has his own love problems with Lou, who - as it only now turns out for him - runs an armory in nearby Mule City and also has a second admirer in Scout Sol Rogers (Presnell). After returning from a long absence, he interferes with dinner, and his fists quickly fly between the officer and the civilian, who plans to marry Lou and go to California with her because of a large amount of money he has obtained. Nothing comes of this for the time being, because McCabe also needs this accomplished scout, who of course only declares himself willing to train the newcomers. These make little progress, but are allowed to exit for the first time after a mock battle with alleged Indians. It ends in the saloon of the uniformed marshal Cushman (Forest), who is not exactly sympathetic to the uniformed, with a solid brawl, and a help from the fort brought in by the drunken Dugan brings Cushman's thugs to reason.
Despite all adversities - which also include Lou's constantly changing sympathies - Harrod and Gregory continue to prepare their wards for the attack, which is now within reach. In fact, the Commander-in-Chief ( Paul Birch ) gave clear instructions that McCabe should join the forces of General Hoffman (Chase). On the evening before the march, a ball is also supposed to clear up the love dilemma, but Rogers, who is willing to marry, receives a basket from Lou, and Harrod has written off the beauty because of her indecision. Now for no reason to leave for California, the scout volunteers for the campaign the next morning. As expected, General McCabe has no intention of keeping the agreed meeting with Hoffman; addicted to fame, he wants to strike at the first contact with the enemy. The same is not long in coming: As the Sioux split up, Harrod's unit is tasked with pursuing one half. This quickly turns out to be a powerful force, and the captain suffers great losses, although he can hold his own after a retreat. In the meantime, McCabe advanced against the main force - Rogers, however, whom the general no longer needed, rode to Harrod's aid and died a little later. As the Sioux withdraw, the captain rides on with his remaining subordinates, including Gregory and Dugan, and comes to a battlefield littered with the corpses of McCabe's completely destroyed division. Finally he unites with the incoming force of Hoffman ...
Reviews
“Two rival officers of the American army in love fail to prevent their glorious general from undertaking a hopeless undertaking against the overwhelming power of the Indians. Well-staged western with a lot of cavalry romance and extensive passages of hard fights and battle scenes. "
"The shadow of Peckinpah is stronger than the substance of most other westerns."
Production notes
- The set design is by Ted Haworth , Frank Beetson Jr. created the costumes, and Howard Beals was responsible for the sound. The film was set in Durango , Mexico .
- Sam Peckinpah , whose film Sierra Charriba was cut up by the studio and who therefore fell out with it, was immediately put on the imaginary blacklist and no longer received any orders. The script "The Glory Guys", which was actually awarded to him, was then given to his former friend Arnold Laven of all people.
DVD
- Format: Dolby, HiFi Sound, PAL, Widescreen
- Language: German (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Region: Region 2
- Aspect ratio: 16: 9 - 2.35: 1
- Number of discs: 1
- FSK released from 12 years
- Studio: Euro Video - DVD
- Release Date: September 15, 2011
- Production year: 1965
- First performance: September 17, 1965
- Playing time: 109 minutes
Soundtrack
The soundtrack "The Glory Guys" to the western The glorious riders with the music by composer Riz Ortolani was released in 1965 on the United Artists Label, with the number UAL 4126.
literature
Web links
- The Glory Guys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The glorious riders in: cinema.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Glorious Horsemen. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Joe Hembus: The Western Lexicon - 1567 films from 1894 to today. Wilhelm Heyne Publishing House. Munich. 3rd edition 1995. ISBN 3-453-08121-8 . P. 265
- ↑ Soundtrack for "The Glory Guys" in Soundtrackcollector