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The Comancheros is a 1961 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on a 1952 novel of the same name by Paul Wellman, and starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. The supporting cast includes Ina Balin , Lee Marvin , Nehemiah Persoff , Bruce Cabot , Jack Elam , Joan O'Brien , Patrick Wayne , and Edgar Buchanan .
- November 1, 1961
- George Sherman
The Comancheros: Directed by Michael Curtiz, John Wayne. With John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff. 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
The Comancheros (1961) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Oscars Cannes Film Festival Asian Pacific American ...
Synopsis. The story opens in 1843, New Orleans. Roguish gambler Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) has a duel with a man over a woman and despite attempting to just try and wound him when he fires at him, Regret kills him. When he discovers that the man is in fact the son of a Louisiana judge, he goes on the run to escape the death penalty.
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 return ...
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- Michael Curtiz
- PG
- John Wayne
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While The Comancheros (1961) was the last film directed by Michael Curtiz, it was arguably more a reflection of the work of John Wayne, who stars as Texas Ranger Jake Cutter but also had a big hand--uncredited--in casting, producing and even directing. The project began as a 1953 novel by Paul Wellman.
