The Comancheros
1961 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
A tough Texas Ranger captures a smooth-talking gambler wanted for a killing, but their uneasy journey turns into a reluctant partnership. Posing undercover, they try to expose a ruthless gang of arms smugglers and thieves who profit from frontier violence, forcing the two men to rely on each other to survive.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-12-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (212 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, light-on-its-feet Western with plenty of fistfights, gunfights, and a reluctant-partners dynamic; Not for you if you need tight realism or deep character drama like Jubal.
Pros: fast-paced old-school action; witty banter and chemistry; fun Sunday-afternoon vibe | Cons: thin story and logic; uneven romance subplot; some battles feel silly
Themes
- texas ranger
- renegade
- gambler
Cast & crew
John Wayne
as Jake Cutter
Stuart Whitman
as Paul Regret
Ina Balin
as Pilar Graile
Nehemiah Persoff
as Graile
Lee Marvin
as Crow
Michael Ansara
as Amelung
Patrick Wayne
as Tobe (Texas Ranger)
Bruce Cabot
as Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
Joan O'Brien
as Melinda Marshall
Jack Elam
as Horseface (Comanchero)
Directed by Michael Curtiz