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Recently viewed. Alvarez Kelly: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. With William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal. During the Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter's hungry men force Kelly to change his customers.
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Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 American Western film set in the American Civil War directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring William Holden and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the historic Beefsteak Raid of September 1864 led by Confederate Major General Wade Hampton III . Plot.
Suave former Texan cattleman Alvarez Kelly now living in Mexico has little interest in the Civil War except to make some money. But after a long drive to deliver cattle to the Union he finds himself kidnapped by Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter.
Based on a true Civil War incident, Alvarez Kelly (1966) tells the story of a renegade adventurer (William Holden) - the title character - who delivers a herd of 2500 cattle to Union forces on a Virginia plantation. The Union is trying to starve out the people of Richmond, Virginia, and to stop them, Confederate Colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard ...
Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is a Mexican cattle rancher who is doing his best to stay out of the Civil War. He has no interest in which side may win or lose -- Kelly is far more concerned...
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- Edward Dmytryk
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- William Holden
Jun 22, 2019 · Alvarez Kelly (1966) Mark Franklin June 22, 2019 1960s. William Holden is Alvarez Kelly, a man who’s found a way to profit off the Civil War. He buys cattle in Texas at $2 a head then drives them East for sale to the Union army and Maj. Albert Steadman for a handsome profit.
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Play Trailer. A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon! Overview. In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers. Edward Dmytryk. Director. Elliott Arnold. Writer. Franklin Coen. Writer. Daniel Taradash. Writer.
