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Watch: Alvarez Kelly 1966 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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. With the hungry troops and civilians surrounded in Richmond by the Union army the Colonel intends, one way or the other, to persuade Kelly to help steal the herd and move it into town. Confederate money has no appeal so the Colonel resorts to other means with unexpected results..
Plot: 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.
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In every war…in every age…the forgotten weapon is food….

Alvarez Kelly is directed by Edward Dmytryk and stars William Holden & Richard Widmark. It’s written by Elliott Arnold & Franklin Coen (Dan Taradash uncredited for tidying it up), the locations for the shoot are Baton Rouge & Clinton, Louisiana, with Joseph MacDonald on photography (Panavision). Story is apparently based on a true US Civil War incident in 1864, it sees Alvarez Kelly (Holden) kidnapped by Confederate’s led by Tom Rossiter (Widmark) and forced to drive a herd of Union owned cattle to the hungry Reb troops in Richmond.

Slow moving and blighted by a tepid script, Alvarez Kelly relies on its stars and photography to keep it out the trough. Evidently the makers were going for a social conscious piece based around an historical incident. All that is achieved is an overly talky piece, with periods of inane conversations; that is only briefly lit up by its action packed finale. And even then it can be argued that the “battle for the bridge” and the subsequent “stampede” isn’t worth waiting 90 minutes for. The acting is solid, where Holden plays a role he could do in his sleep, and Widmark, sporting an eye patch, convinces as a rough and ready Colonel. Most pleasing is MacDonald’s photography, not just for capturing the essence of the barren South in Baton Rouge, but also his choice of lenses for the top notch costuming (take a bow Seth Banks) afforded the ladies of the piece (Janice Rule & Victoria Shaw). There’s a lovely print for this film, where in High Definition the colours positively ping from the screen.

Dmytryk (Broken Lance/Warlock), Holden (The Horse Soldiers/The Wild Bunch) & Widmark (The Last Wagon/Cheyenne Autumn) owe Western fans nothing, but this is one from the three guys that’s easily forgotten once the end credit rolls. 5/10

_**Confederate and Union troops fighting over a herd of cattle**_

During the partial siege of Richmond–Petersburg in September 1864 a troop of Confederates mean to acquire 3000 cattle from Mexico meant for consumption by the Union Army. William Holden plays the livestock businessman while Richard Widmark and Patrick O’Neal play opposing Confederate/Union officers. Roger C. Carmel is on hand as the Captain of a blockade runner.

“Alvarez Kelly” (1966) is a Civil War Western based around the real-life Beefsteak Raid. It’s similar to “The Horse Soldiers” (1959), also co-starring Holden, mixed with “Major Dundee” (1965). While it’s the least of these, with “Horse Soldiers” easily being the best, it’s still worth checking out for those interested, just don’t expect a conventional Western or Civil War yarn.

Critics complain that it’s too talky with not enough action, which I suppose is true, but I appreciated the settings and the authentic scruffiness of the Rebs, not to mention the wartime intrigue and a thrilling stampede in the last act.

My top qualm would be how easy it seemed the cattleman is secretly taken into Richmond. Yet this can be overlooked on the grounds that it wasn’t a classic military siege wherein a city is fully surrounded and all supply lines cut off. You could still enter Richmond from the west.

The flick scores well on the feminine front with stunning Southern belles Janice Rule, Victoria Shaw and Stephanie Hill, plus peripherals.

The two stars became best buds during shooting. Widmark remarked how the four months of being constantly together during shooting was the equivalent of 10-15 years of friendship. Meanwhile Steve McQueen happened to be filming “Nevada Smith” in the same area and the three ran into each other one day wherein McQueen and Holden ended up drinking together for the rest of the evening.

The movie runs about 1 hour, 55 minutes, and was shot in Louisiana (the vicinity of Baton Rouge), with the opening sequence done in the Southwest.

GRADE: B-

Efficient
Good surprise for a film by Edward Dmytryk. The scenario is rich and invites an interesting story with multiple twists on an original theme. Because it is about showing the confrontations between the northerners and the Confederates who are fighting over a herd of cows that will be used to feed a regiment on one side and a besieged city on the other. There is therefore a lot at stake in taking possession of the herd. Which is one thing, but then you have to know how to manage the cows and the herd.

That’s where William Holden comes in, between the two sides, playing a Mexican, actually a Texan, who brings the herd, but finds himself kidnapped by one side, then the other. He is in the middle of everyone and is motivated by money, and women, because he will find his interest thanks to the female characters he will meet. First Victoria Shaw and then Janice Rule, Richard Widmark’s fiancée, but who will leave him; elements of romantic comedy and love triangle are well integrated into the action.

The script contains multiple twists and turns. The film relies mainly on the relationship between Richard Widmark and William Holden, which is very mechanical, but works in the end, via their relationship to the female characters.

This ensemble works and is successful.

I guess the Confederates needed to eat.
Even though I would realistically find myself on the side of the Union, I couldn’t help but enjoy the irony of this lively “southern” (which I have stashed in my western collection) that finds two adversaries, William Holden and Richard Widmark, working together to steal cattle from General Grant’s troops to deliver to the South. Holden doesn’t really seem to be on either side, but when he gets a bullet in the hand (allegedly losing a finger and threatened with losing more), he’s forced to comply with Widmark’s demands. This leads to a nice little adventurous Journey with lots of action and plenty of comical moments as well, giving them a little bit of romance with Janice Rule and Victoria Shaw before dealing with sneaking hundreds of cows across the enemy’s line.

You’ll not soon forget the opening credits, gorgeous drawings of battles throughout history starting in the ancient times and moving up to the Civil War, over a song that for the most part is pretty catchy. The direction by Edward Dmytryk is certainly tight and reminiscence of the bits of irony he would utilize in his 1940s film noir.

The photography and editing and pacing, aided by a boomerang musical score, are terrific, and the two leads really work very well off of each other even though it is apparent that they are supposed to hate each other. The narration at the end has an ironic twist from old Abe himself that shows that even a northerner could laugh at the irony of the situation when it didn’t aide his mission. All in all a truly enjoyable if slightly fictional view of history, but memorable from a tall tale perspective.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 56 min (116 min), 1 hr 50 min (110 min) (Sony print)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Western
Director Edward Dmytryk
Writer Franklin Coen, Elliott Arnold, Daniel Taradash
Actors William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses (uncredited)
Laboratory Pathé Laboratory, USA (color by) (as Pathe)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic) (as Panavision®)
Printed Film Format 35 mm