Cavalry, the local indians and the miners themselves. The hallelujah trail bluray disc details highdef digest. The hallelujah trail was directorproducer john sturges effort at doing a lighthearted western, almost a satire of the genre. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. 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. The hallelujah trail 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Although a largescale picture, it was organized and filmed without undue waste or delays. It stars burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin, brian keith, john anderson, martin landau and donald pleasence. The hallelujah trail approved 2h 45min comedy, western 23 june 1965 usa on its way to denver, a cargo of whiskey destined for the miners, is sought after by the temperance league, the u. Its the only cinerama film ive ever seen in a theatre so im not mixing it up with something else, it absolutely was shown that way. Written by john gay, based on the novel by william gulick. Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia streaming service whats new to stream in june. The hallelujah trail pretty much flopped when it was new and, unlike, say, its a mad mad mad mad world, has never enjoyed the persistent cult following that could, in the eyes of companies like mgm and olive, possibly justify the high cost of remastering the film in 65mm, let alone spur a true restoration. Indians, soldiers and temperance women fight to control a wagon train hauling whiskey across the west.
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. This movie is a western comedy that skewers everyone, as competing groups try to intercept a wagon train filled with whiskey. The hallelujah trail 1965 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The hallelujah trail has been ranked 1631 times, wins 36. The hallelujah trail was shot in ultra panavision 70 with a single camera but presented by selected theatres in super cinerama, a process that actually uses three prints and therefore of course three projectors. The hallelujah trail movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Dec 08, 2014 1965 the hallelujah trail burt lancaster. The hallelujah trail by john sturges burt lancaster, lee. The hallelujah trail is a 1965 western comedy about a wagon train heading for denver carrying whiskey and the battle that ensues when several groups all try to take control of the precious cargo. The story is fun, the performers are topnotch, and there is a great deal of the more slyly subtle humor than was usually found in comedy films. During location shooting in new mexico the crew was confronted with the heaviest rainfalls in that region in 50 years.
The film was one of several largescale widescreen, longform epic comedies produced in the 1960s, much like the great race and its a mad, mad, mad, mad world, combined with the epic grandeur of the western genre. The film was one of several largescale widescreen, longform epic comedies. 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. Early in american film history, westerns were low budget programmers, usually shot in the san fernando valley with a cast of stock and. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part. Movies like the hallelujah trail if you like the hallelujah trail you are looking for humorous, offbeat and semi serious movies about with native american, wagon train, quicksand, adventure, crimes, vengeance and gang themes of comedy and western genre shot in usa. Chaos ensues as the temperance league, the us cavalry, the miners. The hallelujah trail western 1965 burt lancaster, lee remick.
The hallelujah trail photos view all photos 2 movie info. As the denver miners thirstily await the precious booze, gearhardt must fend off not only cora and her minions, but a bibulous. 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. Watch the hallelujah trail streaming online hulu free trial. All the signs are pointing to the coming winter being long, and hard, and they are running out of whiskey. Starring burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, brian keith, donald pleasence, martin landau, john anderson. One of the late composers most rousing bodies of music and that is saying a. Read the the hallelujah trail movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The hallelujah trail 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The hallelujah trail is a 1965 american western mockumentary. The hallelujah trail tvpg comedy, western, adventure, action movie 1965 a hefty load of liquor is on its way across the west to satisfy the thirsty patrons of denver but a radical temperance league, native americans and striking teamsters all have other plans in this crazy western comedy. Denver is faced with a crisis before the winter of 1867 when it is discovered that there is only. On its way to denver, a cargo of whiskey destined for the miners, is sought after by the temperance league, the u.
The 2001 tv movie, crossfire trail was filmed on the cl ranch, which is located in calgary, alberta, canada. The hallelujah trail 1965 john wayne message board jwmb. The only angle not a perfect fit was that trail was to be a broad, knockabout comedy. The shipment is being escorted by the us cavalry, under the guidance of col. Burt lancaster elmer gantry and lee remick days of wine and roses star in the hallelujah trail, the widescreen comic western extravaganza directed by john sturges the magnificent seven from a screenplay by john gay the courtship of eddies father based on the novel by bill gulick. The story follows two cavalrymen burt lancaster and jim hutton as they escort a wagonload of whiskey to denver while enduring indian attacks, belligerent drunks, and a crusading temperance league led by lee remick. Western komedie film geregisseerd door john sturges.
This movie has a surprising cast of big stars led by burt lancaster and lee remick. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part 33. Based on the book of the same title by bill guilick in 1963. The actors in this movie certainly understood that since many of them starred in the very movies they were spoofing here. Chaos ensues as the temperance league, the us cavalry, the miners and the local indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo. Rio lobo western movie john wayne full length hd free. The hallelujah trail is directed by john sturges and adapted to screenplay by john gay from the novel written by bill gulick. The stunning look of the film, which must have been breathtaking in ultrapanavision 70mm, the beautiful rousing score a cast of thousands and a script that is truly.
The hallelujah trail movie posters from movie poster shop. The hallelujah trail 1965 as the winter of 1867 approaches, denver inhabitants led by chronic drunk oracle jones donald pleasence, who has visions when. With burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin. Starz delivers exclusive original series and the best hollywood hits.
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Cinerama sends you roaring with laughter and adventure down that wide and wonderful funtrail a wagon train heads for denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Based on the book of the same title originally released as the hallelujah train by bill guilick in 1963. The hallelujah trail dvd, 2001, western legends for sale. Hoping to resupply before the winter snows make it impossible, the town saloon owners pool their resources to bring in. Wilke, dub taylor, whit bissell, helen kleeb, val avery, hope summers, john dehner. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster part 23. The hallelujah trail is a film directed by john sturges with burt lancaster, lee remick, jim hutton, pamela tiffin, year. 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. The film is presented in a pseudodocumentary style, with a tongueincheek narrator unbilled john dehner providing. 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 film concerns itself with neither history nor geography, even inventing a nonexistent mountain range between kansas city and denver. The hallelujah trail was an ambitious project from the very start. The hallelujah trail john sturges, 1965, 165 produced by john sturges.
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