Alvarez Kelly (1966) on Netflix
Approved19661h 46mDramaWestern
In 1864, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly drives a herd to Virginia for the Union. Confederate raiders seize him, and Colonel Tom Rossiter wants the beef for the soldiers besieged in Richmond.
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A three-month drive in 1864 brings Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly to Virginia with a herd contracted to the Union Army, ten days late. Major Albert Stedman tells him the cattle must go by rail to a plantation south of Richmond, where the widow Charity Warwick lets them graze for one night. When Stedman is called away, Confederate raiders kidnap Kelly and their colonel, Tom Rossiter, takes the Union money paid for the herd. Richmond's besieged soldiers need beef, and Rossiter offers Kelly double the Union contract to bring the cattle in, which Kelly scorns because Confederate currency is worthless. Rossiter keeps a guard on Kelly and names him acting lieutenant colonel so the cattleman can turn soldiers into cowhands, while Kelly remains an unarmed prisoner.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Alvarez Kelly (1966)
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- Alvarez Kelly was based on the historic Beefsteak Raid of September 1864, which was led by Confederate Major General Wade Hampton III.
- The film was shot around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which stood in for central Virginia and the Civil War battlefields around Richmond and Petersburg, besieged in 1864.
