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Actors: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, James Coburn, Senta Berger, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jim Hutton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Major Dundee |
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MAJOR DUNDEE is a movie cowritten and directed by Sam Peckinpah in 1965.
Near the end of the Civil War, Major Amos Charles Dundee is sent by his hierarchy to a farther western Fort in order to put an end to the bloody raids of the Apache Sierra Charriba's gang which has just slaughtered the whole garrison of the fort and kidnapped three boys. In order to have enough men with him, Major Dundee is forced to recruit horse thieves, out-of-work cowboys and even ten Confederate prisoners.
The Confederate Capt. Benjamin Tyreen agrees to command his men for this mission once he has Dundee's parole that they'll be free to come back home once Charriba is killed and the children saved. The detachment crosses the Rio Grande and enters Mexico. After a first skirmish with Charriba, Dundee and his men, needing horses and supplies, will rob them from the French army.
On his way back to the U.S., Dundee will finally have the opportunity to face Charriba and his warriors but the French cavalry is right behind the detachment.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Major Dundee |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
- rescue
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--swords/knives
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