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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%. Scores higher than 75% of the 72 1940s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
65 audience votes
Key crew
- King VidorDirector
- Talbot JenningsScreenplay
- Laurence StallingsScreenplay
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Spencer TracyMajor Robert Rogers
- Robert YoungLangdon Towne
- Walter Brennan'Hunk' Marriner
- Ruth HusseyElizabeth Browne
- Nat Pendleton'Cap' Huff
- Louis HectorReverend Browne
- Robert BarratHumphrey Towne
- Lumsden HareLord Amherst
- Donald MacBrideSergeant McNott
- Isabel JewellJennie Coit
- Douglas WaltonLieutenant Avery
- Regis ToomeyWebster
Stills
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Themes
fortnative americanrangermassacrescalpingcannibalfrench and indian warwhimsical