| | | Unusual Allies. Unlikely Heroes.
Features: DVD
This Civil War western finds Union Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and company attacking Confederate soldiers led by Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson). After a crushing defeat, Langdon torches his plantation rather than have it fall into enemy hands. A group of Southerners accept the invitation of Emperor Maximilian to join them, and Langdon heads off with a wagon train of settlers to a new land. Thomas and his adopted Indian son Blue Boy (Roman Gabriel) bring a herd of 3,000 horses across the Rio Grand for sale. The two factions meet at a Fourth of July party and relive the war through a drunken brawl. But when Mexican General Rojas (Tony Aguilar) takes the Southerners hostage, Thomas must decide whether to continue to hold a grudge or to help out his captive countrymen.
"...interesting Wayne-Hudson teaming..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
After the Civil War, former Union Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson) are leading expeditions to Mexico, where Langdon will establish a new settlement away from Carpetbaggers and Thomas will sell horses. Along the way they must put aside their differences to deal with a threatening Mexican general. THE UNDEFEATED also features Los Angeles Rams stars Merlin Olson and Roman Gabriel.
Plot Summary
In the post-Civil War era, two colonels, one from the Union army and the other from the Confederate, continue their war with each other in Mexico. Each man's army ends up south of the border for different reasons, but they engage in one last, horrific battle secretly initiated by a treacherous Mexican general.
| Features | Audio: English, Spanish, French Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: Spanish, French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailers |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 5/23/2006 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1969 | | Catalog ID: 2007560 | | UPC: 00024543075608 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | DVD Verdict 7 of 10
"The Undefeated" is a reasonable time-passer and lies somewhere in the middle of the pack of John Wayne's last dozen or so westerns. The plot has a somewhat fresh angle to it and benefits from Wayne and Rock Hudson squaring off against each other. - Barrie Maxwell
Chicago Sun-Times 6 of 10
There are good lines of Wayne dialog and good exchanges with Ben Johnson (as the cook) and some scenes in which you can see that even Wayne thinks Gabriel looks ridiculous as an Indian. And these scenes help pass the time and help you forget how wooden and uninteresting Hudson is. Which is pretty wooden and uninteresting indeed. - Roger Ebert
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