About John Wayne' s centenary !

In the late sixties, the Western Genre experienced a visible twist of fate, due several conjugated factors, the surrounding socio- political reality and the presence of four notable directors who lived outdoors with a personal approach about this genre:Sam Peckinpah, who literally inspired direct and indirectly to many others filmmakers. Beware of two fundamental samplers: When a director of the artistic punch of Artur Penn decided to make Little big man", Sergio Leone and his "Once upon a time in the West"and then Andrew McLaglen with "The undefeated" curiously Peckinpah was filming in the same year, that the classic cult movie: "The wild bunch", the intention was clearly obvious; The western had to come out from its inner reality; Indians against the good guys was literally exhausted and they had to search new sources of inspiration. You may realize other four emblematic Westerns that definitively were on the other side of the accustomed frontier: "The lives and times of judge Roy Bean" of John Huston, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid" and Richard Brooks' "Bite the bullet." Moreover, there is one point I want you to realize: Edward Dmytryk, (Warlock, 1959), Anthony Mann (The man in the west and The naked spur) Huston, Brooks, Sam Fuller (The broken arrow), were besides, remarkable directors in the Noir genre, which carves in relief the Western was still alive and enjoyed of good health.

And the occasion was propitious to take a look around the Mexican reality with Benito Juarez , joining an outlaw (John Wayne) who decides to sell guns and rifles, and his enemy Rock Hudson as a Confederate Officer, who by these destiny trickeries will join forces to carve in relief the patriotism was beyond any other ethic difference.

Action sequences are of first rate nature, and John Wayne in his absolute maturity as actor, was in the verge of making "True gift" an existential drama and Hudson combine their charisma to make a enjoyable movie with interesting plots and subplots to explore.

The Undefeated

I enjoyed this movie, a great group of actor's. A little taste of history, and beautiful country scenes through out. It takes you there.

The Undefeated

A true John Wayne classic. If you are fan of John Wayne and of Westerns in general, this is one movie you'll
enjoy immensely.