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The Comancheros is a film starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman as Texas Rangers who infiltrate a gang of outlaws and Comanche allies. The film is based on a novel by Paul Wellman and directed by Michael Curtiz, who died during production.
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
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- Drama, Western
- Michael Curtiz, John Wayne
- 1961-11-29
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the classic western film The Comancheros, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Wayne. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
John Wayne stars as a Texas ranger who joins forces with a gambler to stop a weapons smuggler in this adaptation of Paul I. Wellman's novel. The film features action, romance, and a clash of cultures with the Comanches.
- Michael Curtiz, Jack R. Berne, Cliff Lyons
- John Wayne
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Comancheros were 18th- and 19th-century traders from New Mexico who exchanged goods with the Comanche Indians on the Southern Plains. Learn about their history, trade, ethnicity, and appearances in films and TV shows.
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After his partner is killed, aging Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) is assigned to capture gambler Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman), a condemned prisoner who managed to escape hanging, and...
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- Western
- PG