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Actors: John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Ben Johnson, Roman Gabriel
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Undefeated |
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After the Civil War an ex-Union Colonel, John, and his troops drive a herd of horses to Mexico to sell them to the unpopular Mexican Army. Along the way, they encounter an ex-Confederate Colonel, James, leading his troops and some civilians to Mexico for a fresh start after they lost their homes to carpetbaggers.
John and James are forced to join forces to fight off bandits and revolutionaries.
When James and his people arrive in Mexico they're taken prisoner by the revolutionaries. The leader of the revolutionary army forces James to get John to trade his horses for the prisoners.
John and his men agree to help James and his people. They turn the horses over and the prisoners are freed.
John and his men and James and his people return to America.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Undefeated |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- traveling across the west
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinoa
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- None
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