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The Command

The Command

A Story Beyond Any Bigness the Screen Has Shown – The First Production from Warner Bros. in CinemaScope

1954 1h 34mWestern

Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 17 votes

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Synopsis

Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.

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patrolcavalry

Behind it

David ButlerDavid ButlerDirectorSamuel FullerSamuel FullerWriterRussell S. HughesWriterDimitri TiomkinDimitri TiomkinComposerWilfrid M. ClineWilfrid M. ClineCinematography

Cast

Guy MadisonGuy MadisonCapt. Robert MacClawJoan WeldonJoan WeldonMartha CuttingJames WhitmoreJames WhitmoreSgt. ElliottCarl Benton ReidCarl Benton ReidCol. JanewayHarvey LembeckHarvey LembeckPvt. GottschalkRay TealRay TealDr. TrentRobert NicholsRobert Nichols2nd Lt. O'HironsDon SheltonDon SheltonMaj. GibbsDenver PyleDenver PyleInfantryman (uncredited)

Director

David Butler

Writers

Samuel Fuller, Russell S. Hughes

Release date

13 Feb 1954

Runtime

1h 34m

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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