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Journey to Shiloh

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Journey to Shiloh
Directed byWilliam Hale
Written byHeck Allen (novel)
Screenplay byGene L. Coon
Produced byHoward Christie
StarringJames Caan
Michael Sarrazin
Harrison Ford
Brenda Scott
Albert Popwell
Jan-Michael Vincent
Robert Pine
Noah Beery
CinematographyEnzo A. Martinelli
Edited byEdward W. Williams
Music byDavid Gates
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 17, 1968 (1968-05-17)
Running time
101 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Journey to Shiloh is a 1968 Technicolor epic western film starring James Caan, Michael Sarrazin, Harrison Ford, Brenda Scott, Albert Popwell, Jan-Michael Vincent, Robert Pine, Noah Beery and directed by William Hale. As well early starring performances from Caan and Sarrazin, it also features small parts for up-and-coming actors Harrison Ford and Jan-Michael Vincent.[1][2]

Plot

Seven young Texans in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, The Concho County Comanches, journey to Shiloh, Tennessee where a major battle is about to take place. Along the way they encounter many perilous adventures.[3]

Cast

Critical reaction

TV Guide gave it a negative review, scoring it 2/5, and finding it too talky despite a small number of good action scenes; they also found attempts to establish parallels to the Vietnam War did not work.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Journey to Shiloh". TV Guide.
  2. ^ Lisanti, Tom. Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema. p. 274.
  3. ^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-12.