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A Distant Trumpet (1964)

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Summary: Lt. Hazard, fresh out of West Point, arrives in Arizona Territory at hot, dusty, Fort Delivery. Appalled by the lax discipline of its troops, he restricts their privileges and subjects them to arduous drills. At the same time, he finds himself falling in love with Kitty, the wife of his commanding officer. This romance is complicated when his fiancee from Back East decides to pay a visit... (imdb)

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Genre: Western

Country: USA

Directed By: Raoul Walsh

Starring: James Gregory, Suzanne Pleshette, Claude Akins, Troy Donahue, William Reynolds, Diane McBain

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na	imdb	61	T₅
na	afx237vi	55	T₅
A decent old-school western, with big landscapes and a big battle sequence at it's centre. It drags in places, and the love triangle sub-plot feels a bit flimsy, but the action sequences are very impressive - hundreds of extras on hundreds of horses, all charging down into a valley for a big ol' dust-up? Exciting stuff. Nowadays it would all be CGI, but here it looks quite majestic.