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Writers:
James Lee Barrett (screenplay)
Stanley Hough (story)
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Release Date:
27 November 1969 (USA) more
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After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Col. John Henry Thomas

Rock Hudson ... Col. James Langdon
Antonio Aguilar ... Juarista Gen. Rojas (as Tony Aguilar)
Roman Gabriel ... Blue Boy

Marian McCargo ... Ann Langdon

Lee Meriwether ... Margaret Langdon
Merlin Olsen ... Cpl. Little George
Melissa Newman ... Charlotte Langdon
Bruce Cabot ... Sgt. Jeff Newby

Jan-Michael Vincent ... Lt. Bubba Wilkes (as Michael Vincent)

Ben Johnson ... Short Grub
Edward Faulkner ... Capt. Anderson
Harry Carey Jr. ... Soloman Webster (Thomas rider)
Paul Fix ... Gen. Joe Masters
Royal Dano ... Maj. Sanders (one-armed major)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Unbesiegten (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Batinin devleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
De obesegrade (Sweden) [sv]
De ubesejrede (Denmark) [da]
El dúo invencible (Venezuela) [es]
I due invincibili (Italy) [it]
Les géants de l'Ouest (France) [fr]
Los indestructibles (Spain) [es]
Los invencibles (Mexico) [es]
Niezwyciezeni (Poland) [pl]
Nunca Foram Vencidos (Portugal) [pt]
Oi aittitoi (Greece) [el]
Voittamattomat (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
119 min
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Although Rock Hudson would later claim to have become "firm friends" with John Wayne, this was only partly true. Hudson was told by director Andrew V. McLaglen not to bring his boyfriend Jack Coates to Mexico, since Wayne would not be able to accept that. more
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Factual errors: Looking closely, you can see the rifle of the tenth member of the firing squad. Also you can plainly see his shadow on the ground at a 10 o' clock position. There are several other shots that confirm the number. more
Quotes:
Col. John Henry Thomas: [Thomas and Langdon are talking to the Mexican bandit] Is the flap on your holster snapped or unsnapped, my Confederate friend?
Col. James Langdon: Snapped, my Yankee friend.
Col. John Henry Thomas: Then, I guess I'm his pigeon.
[Draws and fires as the Mexican goes for his gun]
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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
The conversation sorta dried up, 11 February 2006
8/10
Author: estabansmythe from Temple City, CA

"The Undefeated" is perhaps the finest of John Wayne's later westerns, "True Grit" excepted and taking into consideration that "Big Jake" is nothing to slouch at.

"The Undefeated" is the Duke's biggest large-scale epic since "The Alamo" a decade earlier. The battle scenes and the shots of the horse drive are stirring and impressive.

Another thing that separates this film from other post-1965 Wayne westerns (except for "The Cowboys") is the dialog. It's sharp, crisp, witty and often fun.

Here's a good example of that sharp, wityt & pointed dialogue: John Wayne and Rock Hudson had just returned to their camp after being forced to kill a Mexican bandit leader, who with his gang wanted Rock & Duke's valuables, their horses and their women. When one of the women asks the Duke why he had to kill him, he replied matter of factly, "The conversation dorta dried up." Classic stuff!

And Hugo Montenegro's memorable score is terrific. It helps perpetuate the whole notion that this is indeed an epic western.

"The Undefeated" is long on length and even longer on entertainment. This is a grand western.

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