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The Comancheros

 

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Year
1961
Director
Michael Curtiz
Key Cast

John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Bruce Cabot, Joan O’Brien, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon

MPAA Rating
Approved
Film Type
Color
Genre(s)
Western, Action, Adventure, Romance

 

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“The Comancheros” stars John Wayne as Captain Cutter of the Texas Rangers.

 

After arresting a man wanted for murder named Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman), Captain Cutter (John Wayne) is sent undercover to find the source of guns to the Native Americans in the area.

 

While undercover, Cutter’s  path crosses again with Paul Regret. Now Paul Regret and Captain Cutter find themselves unexpectedly linked together in the undercover search for the gunrunners known as “The Comancheros.”

 

The last film for director, Michael Curtiz, “The Comancheros” is a fast-paced, action-filled western adventure.

• “The Comancheros” is based on the novel of the same name by Paul Wellman.

 

• John Wayne helped co-direct “The Comancheros” even though he didn’t receive official credit for it.  The director, Michael Curtiz, was seriously ill during the shooting and John Wayne would fill in when Curtiz was unable to direct.  Shortly after the film was released, Michael Curtiz passed away from cancer.  John Wayne refused to receive credit for helping to direct the film.

 

• The location scenes for “The Comancheros” were film in Moab, Utah.

• “The Comancheros” won  the 1962 Western Heritage Bronze Wrangler Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture. This award is given to only one film per year.

 

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The Comancheros
Movie DVD

 

John Wayne stars in this classic, 1961 western film. He stars as a Texas Ranger who goes undercover in order to find the group that has been secretly selling guns to Native Americans.

 

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The Comancheros
Blu-ray DVD

(50th Anniversary Edition)

 

This high-quality, special anniversary edition of "The Comancheros" contains a lot of bonus features that will surely please western movie fans.

 

Some of the extras are:

• A Two-part documentary - "The Duke at Fox"

The Comancheros and the Battle for the Southwest

• Vintage Comancheros Comic Book Gallery

• and more!

 

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The Comancheros
Movie Scene

 

This is a scene from the western movie - The Comancheros - starring John Wayne as Texas Ranger, Jake Cutter.

 

This is one of the few western movies to win the coveted Bronze Wrangler Western Movie Award.