Based on a true story, five cavalry officers are in a race against time, risking their honor and their lives to save four hundred horses destined for destruction by the US Army.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
great for any horse lover:
if you are a horse lover watch this movie, a must it asked you how far would you go for the thing that you honor the most,
Honor and Integrity:
Requested this movie as I had seen it years ago in New York. The diversity of characters and their strengths was projected perfectly by all the actors. Even the 'bad guy' was excellent in portraying the inflexibility of the military though in his heart he may have wanted to 'Don Johnson' to make it. From the onset of the movie the politics of the military, the love and honor of being part of the cavalry, the passion and regard for a cavalryman's horse, and the unbelievable drive of a few... more info
Very good movie:
This is a wonderful movie combining the elements of a good old western with that of an old war movie, as the post WWI, pre-WWII America recovers from the great depression the Army decides that the Horse Calvary is obsolete the bureaucrats in Washington order the Horses of the Calvary to be executed by machine-gun in order to save money.
A young Calvary Officer Lt. Marshall Buxton (played by: Craig Sheffer) & three old veteran Calvary SGT.s headed by Sgt. John Libby (played by: Don Johnson) take... more info
Great story!!!:
I saw this movie in my history class and I loved it!! The story about saving veteran horses from slaughter and treating them with the same dignity and respect we give our veterans is wonderful. As an animal and history lover, I really enjoyed this and plan to buy it for my collection.
