John sturges the hallelujah trail has such a dreadful reputation that elmer bernsteins score for the film has suffered in the bargain, even though it was one of the few elements in the movie an intermittently funny 166minute comedy western that worked. 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. 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 their supply of whiskey will run out before the snows melt. Read the full synopsis of the hallelujah trail, 1965, directed by john sturges, with burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, at turner classic movies. The hallelujah trail by john sturges burt lancaster, lee. It begins with overture music, the midbreak has intermission music and entracte music, and the ending is followed by exit music. The hallelujah trail is a 1965 american western mockumentary spoof. And the hallelujah trail gets a full house with all of the above criteria. The widescreen dvd still didnt contain the full picture, so i am hoping that it will. The whole thing is held together by an understated narration by dehner, which itself is fairly clever.
But its charming enough, features some beautiful location shooting and has a great performance from burt lancaster who looks as if hes having a lot of fun with. Burt lancaster and supersexy lee remick whose incredible acting talent is very much on display here in the starring roles, backed up by brian keith, dub taylor, and martin landau giving a riotous and mostly mute performance as chief walksstoopedover. The picture quality on the blue ray is actually worse than my old mgm version on dvd. A temperance advocate lee remick joins a colonels burt lancaster whiskey wagon train. All the trivia you can handle about the hallelujah trail, 1965, directed by john sturges, with burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part 33.
Its not as fast paced as mad world, nor is it as funny comedy being a highly subjective field. It stars burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin, brian keith, john anderson, martin landau and donald pleasence. Released 1965, the hallelujah trail stars burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, brian keith the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The hallelujah trail, however, is not a film of the same calibre. Hallelujah trail sports the better cast, with manly and can you believe. The hallelujah trail 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The hallelujah trail 1965 directed by john sturges. Music is by elmer bernstein and cinematography by robert surtees. The hallelujah trail western 1965 burt lancaster, lee. Watch the hallelujah trail online 1965 movie yidio.
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. 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. Dec 08, 2014 vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part 23. The hallelujah trail the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Hallelujah trail sports the better cast, with manly and can you believe uproaorious. The hallelujah trail was directorproducer john sturges effort at doing a lighthearted western, almost a satire of the genre. Based on the book of the same title originally released as the hallelujah train by bill guilick in 1963. The film concerns itself with neither history nor geography, even inventing a nonexistent. All the signs are pointing to the coming winter being long, and hard, and they are running out of whiskey.
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One of the late composers most rousing bodies of music and that is saying a. In the hallelujah trail, lee remick plays temperance leader cora templeton massingale, who is determined to halt a shipment of whiskey headed for denver. When hired gun tim strawn lee marvin kills her rancher father, cat ballou jane fonda becomes an outlaw set on vengeance. The hallelujah trail 1965 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The hallelujah trail is a comic western, or perhaps a western comedy from the early 60s, when the western, as a form, had reached its zenith and was already starting to decline into selfindulgence and parody. Cavalry, the local indians and the miners themselves.
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