Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

1951 · 105 min · EN · NR · 6.3 (33 votes)
Dir. Gordon Douglas · Starring Gregory Peck, Barbara Payton, Ward Bond, Gig Young, Neville Brand, Lon Chaney Jr. · Music Franz Waxman

GREGORY PECK, AS CAPTAIN LANCE, WHO GAVE FORT INVINCIBLE ITS NAME!

ActionAdventureDramaWestern

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

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A grim, dust-choked saga of doomed heroism. This classic Western feels like a slow march towards inevitable tragedy, punctuated by moments of desperate courage and the stark realities of frontier warfare. It’s a heavy, stoic experience.

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