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Actors: Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain, James Gregory, Claude Akins
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Distant Trumpet |
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Directed by Raoul Walsh in 1964. The Indian chief War Eagle and his Chiricahuas left their reserve and, from Mexico, carry out a guerrilla warfare against the American army in the Arizona desert. Freshly graded from West Point Academy, lieutenant Matt Hazard arrives at Fort Delivery, the fort more put at stake, and, the following day of his arrival, is attacked by the Indians while searching for wood. The soldiers, inadequately trained, flee and Hazard is left alone. He manages to circumvent the Indians, saves then Commander Mainwarring's wife, whose carriage was also attacked, spends the night with her in a cave, and, finally, returns to Fort Delivery.
The Commander Mainwaring having been killed by the Chiricahuas, Hazard decides to train his soldiers to make them ready for the next battle. Along with General Quaint whose troops came to reinforce the detachment of Fort Delivery, Hazard finds the Chiricahuas who, after many losses, manage to cross the Mexican border. Aware that this war can last for a long time, General Quaint sends Hazard to Mexico, accompanied by an Apache scout, to negotiate the surrender of War Eagle and his tribe.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Distant Trumpet |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Desert?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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