The heroic Load

the heroic Load (original Title: She Wore has yellow ribbon ) is a American Western of 1949, carried out by John Ford, with the participation of John Wayne.

Synopsis

1876: after the defeat of Custer to Little Big Horn, the tension intensifies on the borders of the West where the Indian tribes start to gather to leave in war. In an isolated station, the captain Nathan Brittles (John Wayne), with the day before to take his retirement, must face this rising. Friend of an old chief, it will make very to prevent that blood is versed by carrying out a daring but completely inoffensive raid. Meanwhile, we attend the course of the daily life at the height, two young lieutenants disputing the favors of the niece of the commander (Joanne Dru); this one raises a yellow ribbon (the " yellow ribbon" title), symbol in the tradition of the American cavalry that its heart is already taken.

Data sheet

Title: the heroic Load
original Title: She Wore has yellow ribbon
Réalisation: John Ford
Scenario: Frank S. Nugent, James Warner Bellah and Laurence Stallings
Production: Merian C. Cooper and John Ford
Production companies: Argosy Pictures and RKO
Music: Richard Hageman
Photography: Winton C. Hoch
Assembly: Jack Murray
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 1,33:1 - Mono - 35 mm
Kind: Western
Lasted: 103 minutes
Coming out date: 1949

Distribution

John Wayne: Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles
Victor McLaglen: Sergeant Quincannon
Ben Johnson: Sergeant Tyree
Thick Joanne: Olivia Dandridge
Harry Carey Jr.: Lieutenant Ross Pennell
John Agar: Lieutenant Flint Cohill
Mildred Natwick: Abby Allshard
George O' Brien: Major Mac Allshard
Arthur Shields: Doctor O' Laughlin
Michael Dugan: Sergeant Hochbaue

Rewards

Oscars of the cinema

Better photography of a color film.

External bond

'' the heroic Load '' on Internet Critical Movie Database
of film and test of the DVD collector on DVDclassik

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