The hallelujah trail 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Aug 25, 2011 one is rather forgotten the hallelujah trail, a rather silly western comedy its tagline was how the west was fun. The hallelujah trail 1965 directed by john sturges. Chaos ensues as the temperance league, the us cavalry, the miners and the local indians all try. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Yellowneck western movie, full length, english, american classic feature film free youtube movies duration. Elmer bernstein the hallelujah trail main theme sheet. Jul 05, 2017 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin. Starring burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, brian keith, donald pleasence, martin landau, john anderson. Horses and dogs were becoming shaggyhaired as never before. Beaver were damming and storing with strange vigor. The hallelujah trail bluray olive films 1965 color 2.
For this to work, it has to be done with a straight face and overthetop sincerity by all involved. Filming was done in ultrapanavision, with plans to transfer film prints to. Although a largescale picture, it was organized and filmed without undue waste or delays. The hallelujah trail 1965 as the winter of 1867 approaches, denver inhabitants led by chronic drunk oracle jones donald pleasence, who has visions when inebriated, realize with horror that. If nothing else, the film s aspect ratio is about 2. The biggest flaw is the portrayal of indigenous american indians who are much more stereotypical than need be. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Movies like the hallelujah trail if you like the hallelujah trail you are looking for humorous, offbeat and semi serious movies about with native american, wagon train, quicksand, adventure, crimes, vengeance and gang themes of comedy and western genre shot in usa. Hallelujah is a 1929 american precode metrogoldwynmayer musical directed by king vidor, and starring daniel l. The hallelujah trail 1965 elmer bernstein soundtrack. The hallelujah trail western 1965 burt lancaster, lee. Elmer bernstein scored four films for director john sturges. Its basically a cavalry picture, and sturges had already made two of them. Hallelujah trail, the original trailer trailer clip hallelujah trail, the original trailer hallelujah trail, the original trailer airing.
If nothing else, the films aspect ratio is about 2. The folks in denver are about to face a long winter without a drop of whisky in the town. The hallelujah trail was directorproducer john sturges effort at doing a lighthearted western, almost a satire of the genre. The hallelujah trail western 1965 burt lancaster, lee remick. Most historians agree that the events leading to the battle of whiskey hills and. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 45 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin, donald pleasence, brian keith, martin landau, john anderson, tom stern, robert j.
During location shooting in new mexico the crew was confronted with the heaviest rainfalls in that region in 50 years. Thirteen days to glory complete 1987 tv movie duration. The hallelujah trail tv guide tv guide, tv listings. The hallelujah trail 1965 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The hallelujah trail 1965 aficatalog american film institute. Indians, soldiers and temperance women fight to control a wagon train hauling whiskey along the hallelujah trail 1965. Hallelujah trail the 1965 see how the west was fun.
The hallelujah trail 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In his wellresearched landmark biography of john sturges, film critic glenn lovall points out that the failure of the hallelujah trail at the box. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. A title change from the hallelujah train to the hallelujah trail was announced in the. And it could be sensed in the booming, bustling mining town of denver. Cinerama sends you roaring with laughter and adventure down that wide and wonderful funtrail a wagon train heads for denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners.
The film was one of several largescale widescreen, longform epic comedies produced in the 1960s, much like the. The shipment is being escorted by the us cavalry, under the guidance of col. The film was one of several largescale widescreen, longform. Cavalry, the local indians and the miners themselves. In a time when the great society, the civil rights movement and the buildup in vietnam were getting going, hallelujah trail seemed to be a way to get some relief from all the seriousness of real life. The theme for john sturges the hallelujah trail 1965. One of my favorite films is the delightful parody of the western genre, the hallelujah trail. The hallelujah trail 1965 was a western spoof centring on a cavalry colonel lancaster who tries to deliver 40 wagonloads of whiskey to miners in the face of stiff opposition from temperance activists led by lee remick. It dates from a period in which the major studios, distributors, and producers had decided that bigger was almost always better, not just in dramas and musicals, but also in comedy, which led to such gargantuan productions as those magnificent men in their flying. One is rather forgotten the hallelujah trail, a rather silly western comedy its. Cinerama sends you roaring with laughter and adventure down that wide and wonderful fun trail a wagon train heads for denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners.
A shipment of whisky is on the way, but so too is a band of temperance crusaders led by remick whos out. Burt lancaster, lee remick, helen kleeb, hope summers, and pamela tiffin in the hallelujah trail 1965. The film concerns itself with neither history nor geography, even inventing a nonexistent mountain range between kansas city and denver. In the hallelujah trail, lee remick plays temperance leader cora templeton massingale, who is determined to halt a shipment of whiskey headed for denver. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part 23. The hallelujah trail film by sturges 1965 britannica.
The hallelujah trail is a 1965 american western mockumentary spoof directed by john sturges, with topbilled stars. Haynes and nina mae mckinney filmed in tennessee and arkansas and chronicling the troubled quest of a sharecropper, zeke johnson haynes, and his relationship with the seductive chick mckinney, hallelujah was one of the first allafrican american films by a major studio. The hallelujah trail is a 1965 american western mockumentary spoof directed by john sturges, with topbilled stars burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton. Burt lancaster and lee remick in the hallelujah trail 1965. The hallelujah trail 1965 john sturges, burt lancaster, lee. The hallelujah trail 1965 john sturges, burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, comedy, western may 18, 2016 in the hallelujah trail, lee remick plays temperance leader cora templeton massingale, who is determined to halt a shipment of whiskey headed for denver. Koch records 372222 h1 country united states format cd release date 1994 upn 099923722229 new digital recording. Lori nelson claimed howard hughes wanted her for the lead and paid universal pictures for her use.
With burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin. The only angle not a perfect fit was that trail was to be a broad, knockabout comedy. The hallelujah trail john sturges, 1965, 165 produced by john sturges. Written by john gay, based on the novel by william gulick. The hallelujah trail is a 1965 american western mockumentary spoof directed by john sturges, with topbilled stars burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton and pamela tiffin. On its way to denver, a cargo of whiskey destined for the miners, is sought after by the temperance league, the u. Product information the hallelujah trail main theme composed by elmer bernstein digital sheet music from the 1965 film the hallelujah trail add to wish list at a glance. Street date february 27, 2018 available through the olive films website 24. The story is fun, the performers are topnotch, and there is a great deal of the more slyly subtle humor than was usually found in comedy films. Dec 26, 2017 yellowneck western movie, full length, english, american classic feature film free youtube movies duration. I rarely laugh out loud when watching a film alone, but i laughed, hit rewind, and laughed again lancaster and remick, with palpable chemistry, head a terrific. One is rather forgotten the hallelujah trail, a rather silly western comedy its tagline was how the west was fun. Burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton a wagon train heads for denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Taking place just after the end of the civil war, it is the story of a huge wagon train of whiskey and champagne bound for the parched throats of miners in denver.
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