Set just days after the end of the American Civil War, John Wayne is ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas, Rock Hudson ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon, forced to join forces against bandits, Emperor Maximillian’s agents and a troop of French cavalry across 2000 miles of adventure to the wilds of Mexico.
Thomas and his men initially set out to make some money by rounding up wild horses to sell to the Army.
Langdon, meanwhile, has chosen to burn his plantation and take his family and friends to Mexico rather than live in defeat.
Their paths continue to cross, and the two groups exchange some heated words and heavy stares – but Thomas’s knowledge of survival among border bandits, Mexican revolutionaries and French mercenaries gives him the upper hand.
North and South dissolve their animosity in one of the film’s most entertaining scenes, a Fourth of July celebration, which ends in a free-for-all with all the fun of a pure slapstick film.
Now that they’re all friends, they are sort of committed to help each other stay alive.
Supporting Wayne and Hudson are Tony Aguilar, Roman Gabriel, Marian McCargo, Lee Meriwether, Merlin Olsen, Melissa Newman and Bruce Cabot. Gabriel and Olsen, star members of the Los Angeles Rams football team, both make their motion picture debuts in The Undefeated.
It’s a large-scale action spectacle of the kind director Andrew V. McLaglen (son of actor Victor) was especially noted. And you’ll marvel at how they found so many horses!
Col. John Henry Thomas
John Wayne Col. James Langdon
Rock Hudson Gen. Rojas
Antonio Aguilar Blue Boy
Roman Gabriel Ann
Marian McCargo Margaret
Lee Meriwether Little George
Merlin Olsen Charlotte
Melissa Newman Sgt. Jeff Newby
Bruce Cabot Bubba Wilkes
Jan-Michael Vincent Short Grub
Ben Johnson Anderson
Edward Faulkner Webster
Harry Carey Jr. Gen. Joe Masters
Paul Fix Maj. Sanders
Royal Dano Dan Morse
Richard Mulligan Diaz
Carlos Rivas Christian
John Agar Giles
Guy Raymond Goodyear
Don Collier Mudlow
Big John Hamilton McCartney
Dub Taylor Thad Benedict
Henry Beckman Maj. Tapia
Víctor Junco Judd Mailer
Robert Donner Escalante
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Jamison
James Dobson Sanchez
Rudy Diaz Pierre Petain
Richard Angarola Jimmy Collins
James McEachin Parker
Gregg Palmer Col. Gomez
Juan García Joe Hicks
Bob Gravage
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
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Thomas and his men initially set out to make some money by rounding up wild horses to sell to the Army.
