A Distant Trumpet

“From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters”

5.3(28)19641h 57m

Western

In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.

Director

Raoul Walsh

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Cast

Troy Donahue

2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard

Suzanne Pleshette

Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring

Diane McBain

Laura Frelief

James Gregory

Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint

William Reynolds

1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring

Claude Akins

Seely Jones

Kent Smith

Secretary of War

Bartlett Robinson

Major Hiram Prescott

Mary Patton

Jessica Prescott

Larry Ward

Sgt. Kroger

Richard X. Slattery

Sgt. Fry

Bobby Bare

Pvt. Cranshaw

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1 review

John Chard

9y ago

7.0

War Eagle-Probably the greatest guerrilla fighter in the world today. A Distant Trumpet is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by John Twist with the adaptation from Paul Horgan's novel by Richard Fielder & Albert Beich. It stars Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, William Reynolds, Diane McBain, Claude Akins & James Gregory. Max Steiner provides the musical score and William H. Clothier is the ci...