The Undefeated
Across 2000 Miles Of Savage Wasteland... They Lived A Thundering Adventure That Rocked Two Nations!
1969 | 119m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Andrew V. McLaglen |
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| Writer: | Lewis B. Patten, Stanley Hough, James Lee Barrett |
| Staring: |
| After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 04, 1969 |
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| Director: | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Writer: | Lewis B. Patten, Stanley Hough, James Lee Barrett |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | mexico, revolution, mexican revolution, bandit, cavalry, confederate, bürgerkrieg |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Wayne | Colonel John Henry Thomas |
| Rock Hudson | Colonel James Langdon |
| Antonio Aguilar | General Rojas |
| Roman Gabriel | Blue Boy |
| Marian McCargo | Ann |
| Lee Meriwether | Margaret |
| Merlin Olsen | Little George |
| Melissa Newman | Charlotte |
| Bruce Cabot | Jeff Newby |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | Bubba Wilkes |
| Ben Johnson | Short Grub |
| Edward Faulkner | Anderson |
| Harry Carey, Jr. | Webster |
| Paul Fix | General Joe Masters |
| Royal Dano | Major Sanders |
| Richard Mulligan | Dan Morse |
| Carlos Rivas | Diaz |
| John Agar | Christian |
| Guy Raymond | Giles |
| Don Collier | Goodyear |
| Big John Hamilton | Mudlow |
| Dub Taylor | McCartney |
| Henry Beckman | Thad Benedict |
| Víctor Junco | Major Tapia |
| Robert Donner | Judd Mailer |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Escalante |
| James Dobson | Jamison |
| Rudy Diaz | Sanchez |
| Richard Angarola | Petain |
| James McEachin | Jimmy Collins |
| Gregg Palmer | Parker |
| Juan García | Colonel Gomez |
| Kiel Martin | Union Runner |
| Bob Gravage | Joe Hicks |
| Hal Needham | Yankee Corporal at River Crossing (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | Yankee Sergeant at River (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrew V. McLaglen | Director |
| William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Hal Needham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Chuck Roberson | Stunt Double |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Roydon Clark | Stunts |
| Lewis B. Patten | Novel |
| Stanley Hough | Story |
| James Lee Barrett | Screenplay |
| Hugo Montenegro | Original Music Composer |
| Robert L. Simpson | Editor |
| Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| George Robotham | Stunt Double |
| William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Denny Arnold | Stunts |
| Tap Canutt | Stunts |
| John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert L. Jacks | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
Obviously contrived with the box office in mind, this is an OK western that sees John Wayne (the rough and ready Yankee colonel) and Rock Hudson (the suave, debonaire, but broke, plantation owning Confederate colonel) and their respective ex-soldiers form an uneasy partnership after the US Civil war ... , to drive some horses to their new owner, Emperor Maximilian of Mexico. En route, they have the usual sequence of "Red River" (1948) style escapades before encountering treachery on a fairly grand scale that puts the lives of themselves and their horses at risk. There is a bit of chemistry between the two men, their opposing characters creating the odd spark - and some humour - as their journey progresses. Ben Johnson, Bruce Cabot and a very green looking "Airwolf" (Jan-Michael Vincent) chip into the story too, keeping it moving along steadily, if not exactly excitingly. Two hours felt too long - until the last fifteen minutes, not enough happens to keep the interest from dwindling, but it shows why both men were the stars they were, and is still just about worth watching.