# Major Dundee (1965)

> A disgraced Union major assembles enemies and outcasts for a dangerous, unauthorized campaign against Apache raiders across the Mexican border.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Western, War
- Director: Sam Peckinpah
- Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn, Michael Anderson Jr., Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Brock Peters
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059418/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, brooding, confrontational, classic western night, sam peckinpah double feature

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