Distant Drums

Distant Drums

1951 · 101 min · EN · NR · 6.3 (91 votes)
Dir. Raoul Walsh · Starring Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Richard Webb, Ray Teal, Arthur Hunnicutt, Robert Barrat · Music Max Steiner

“Against unseen jungle terrors and untamed savage tribes ... and pounding war-drums that echoed his challenge!”

WesternAdventureWar

After destroying a Seminole fort, American soldiers and their rescued companions must face the dangerous Everglades and hostile Indians in order to reach safety

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A rugged, old-school adventure set against the unforgiving Florida swamps. Expect tense survival sequences and classic frontier conflict as soldiers battle both nature and hostile forces.

grittytenseadventurousruggedsteadyclassic westernadventure spectacleperiod piecesurvivalfrontier conflictman vs nature
floridaalligatorevergladesswampnative americanknife fightseminole
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