Alvarez Kelly
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| Alvarez Kelly | |
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel Ray David (uncredited) |
| Written by | Franklin Coen Elliott Arnold (uncredited) |
| Starring | William Holden Richard Widmark |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 western film set in the American Civil War. It starred William Holden and Richard Widmark.
[edit] Plot summary
Cattleman Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is contracted to deliver a herd to the Union army in Virginia. However, as he nears the end of his long cattle drive, Kelly is kidnapped by Confederate raiders led by Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark). The Confederacy desperately needs the beef to feed the soldiers besieged in Richmond.
Kelly is "persuaded" (after having one of his fingers shot off by Rossiter) to help steal the herd. For revenge, he arranges passage for Rossiter's discontented Southern belle fiancée, Liz Pickering (Janice Rule), on a blockade runner leaving the city. Despite the hatred between the two men, they manage to work together. Kelly first teaches Rossiter's men how to drive cattle. Then, they proceed to capture the herd, despite the efforts of Union Captain Albert Stedman (Patrick O'Neal).
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- William Holden as Alvarez Kelly
- Richard Widmark as Colonel Tom Rossiter
- Janice Rule as Liz Pickering
- Patrick O'Neal as Major Albert Steadman
- Victoria Shaw as Charity Warwick
- Roger C. Carmel as Captain Angus Ferguson, a blockade runner
- Richard Rust as Sergeant Hatcher
[edit] External links
- Alvarez Kelly at the Internet Movie Database
- Alvarez Kelly at the TCM Movie Database
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