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Distant Drums

Gary Cooper (Actor), Mari Aldon (Actor), Raoul Walsh (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 289 ratings
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Genre Westerns
Format Blu-ray
Contributor Arthur Hunnicutt, Raoul Walsh, Ray Teal, Richard Webb, Mari Aldon, Robert Barrat, Gary Cooper, Darren McGavin See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 50 minutes
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Gary Cooper stars as an intrepid Army scout battling Seminole Indians in 1840s Florida. Reclusive military man Captain Quincy Wyatt comes out of his self-imposed exile to perform a dangerous raid on a Seminole stronghold. After destroying the Indians' weapons arsenal and releasing their white captives, Wyatt and the freed prisoners must make the arduous journey back to safety through the Florida Everglades. In the midst of dodging murderous Seminoles, alligators and other swamp vermin, love blossoms between the old scout and a fetching young ex-prisoner.

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 887090081801
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Raoul Walsh
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 50 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2014
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Gary Cooper, Mari Aldon, Richard Webb, Ray Teal, Arthur Hunnicutt
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Olive
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LN878LC
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 289 ratings

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R. Edward Merrell, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars "Shakin' hands with an Indian's like pumpin' a well!"
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
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This film is one of those rarities of all rarities...a Florida Western. But it was set in the 1840s during the Second Seminole War and Florida at that time was indeed part of the wild frontier. The war was generaled by Zachary Taylor, and he is a minor character in this film; but the main character is Captain Quincy Wyatt, an early settler in Florida. Played by Gary Cooper, he teams up with Navy observer, Lieutenant Tufts (Richard Webb) and leads a small army force to battle the Seminoles and destroy an old Spanish fort used by the Seminoles and gunrunners to store arms. Among the captives freed from the fort is a beautiful blond - Lithuanian actress, Mari Aldon - who (of course) becomes Coop's love interest...even though she is half his age. Also look for Ray Hunnicutt - that wise old Arkansas seer - who plays Monk, an Army scout and Coop's sidekick. They are forced to escape through the Everglades after blowing up the fort, while being pursued by the Seminoles. This is a good "Western" directed by icon, Raoul Walsh, like many good and great Westerns made during the 50s. But it only a mere shadow compared to Cooper's "High Noon" made one year after this. Coop is Coop and delivers his usual good performance; and the rest of the cast is good too. The plot is interesting, but the Native Americans get the typical Hollywood treatment of the era and that detracts from the quality of the film. Filmed in Technicolor, the original has been lovingly restored by Olive Films...but unfortunately the sound restoration does not measure up and it is not subtitled or close captioned which makes the dialogue difficult to understand. Still highly recommended to Western or Gary Cooper fans!
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Hugh Oliver
5.0 out of 5 stars 1840 Florida is Beautiful but Dangerous
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2016
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Because Distant Drums has the historical inaccuracy of having repeating firearms in 1840, several IMDB critics have panned it. I prefer to be impressed by what the movie does have going for it, and here are some selling points:

1. Outstanding color photography of the Florida Everglades and a closeup tour of the area's beauties and dangers.
2. Arthur Hunnicutt. It's impossible to detect that this great character actor is only giving a performance--he's totally believable as a frontiersman.
3. The Seminoles are a formidable foe, and I mean formidable. They shoot accurately and they are relentless. Their costumes are also most
convincing. They are frightening.
4. Gary Cooper's character is quiet, dry-witted, modest--all the qualities we consider the man himself to be.
5. Max Steiner's score is one of his finest, and that's saying something. The score is colorful and filled with suspense. It captures a sense of the
environment with a keen appreciation of the aforementioned beauties and dangers.

It is my opinion that Distant Drums would have been stronger without the Cooper/Mari Aldon romance, but I like the picture so much that, on the whole, I'm willing to overlook it.

This Blu-Ray has fantastic picture quality and very satisfying sound. Fans of Objective, Burma!, Northwest Passage, or Merrill's Marauders should not hesitate to check out Distant Drums.
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W. G. McCaslen
4.0 out of 5 stars South Florida Western
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
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Dvd arrived very quickly and in great condition. Thanks fellow Kentuckian, Service First Toys. Olive Films, good print, 101 min., full screen, color, no subtitles or extras. Gary Cooper carries this south Florida western, lots of familiar faces, Robert Barratt, Sheb Wooley, Ray Teal, Arthur Hunnicut, to name a few.
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Phil Fitzmaurice
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Gary Cooper film
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023
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Good film lot of close calls, one I haven’t seen much! Recommend for Cooper fans!
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Gary W. Phelps
5.0 out of 5 stars Distant Drums
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
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This vintage DVD movie was magnificent in the twofold purpose of historic portrayal and the use of actual locations in Florida. Also, there is some historic fact to this movie about war with the Seminoles Indians and Calvary excursions to rescue prisoners. Gary Cooper was the ideal actor for this Florida Western. There is such a lake in the Florida Everglades and swamp infested with alligators and reptiles. The Spanish fort on location in Florida is an actual historic site. This is an excellent movie portrayed like a historical novel and realistic drama. This is a 1951 movie classic, that I saw at the movie theatre as a boy and a wonderful addition to my DVD Collection that rates 5 stars plus for all ages to see.
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Nan
5.0 out of 5 stars Hubby loves it
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2022
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This was a gift to my husband who loves old movies. He loved it. He's happy so I'm happy!!
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Larry Go....
3.0 out of 5 stars Know The History
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021
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I saw this movie a few times on the late show when I was a boy, as I've always been a night owl. Like any thing with Gary Cooper. Although this is a great action film, it wrongly depicts the Indians as vicious warlike savages, which is a false depiction from Paramount Studios. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 allowed evil men lead by Andrew Jackson to lay claim to Indian lands for very little money under government authority, bringing about the "Trail of Tears" or all out war and forced removal in any case. The Seminoles resisted from 1835 to 1842 along with the Chickasaws and both were reduced from 60,000 to 500. The U.S. lost 1,500 soldiers. In short the Seminoles in "Distant Drums" were freedom fighters being lied about; makes you wonder about the real truth(?).
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Tom Goldrup
5.0 out of 5 stars Great service for excellent movie
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022
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Great service for the dvd Distant Drums; watched it last night and the quality is very good. Thanks.
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Marolyn Dawson
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars to the seller
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2021
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2 for the movie not to our taste
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M. Baldassarini
5.0 out of 5 stars very please thank you
Reviewed in Australia on November 12, 2021
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Patricia Simeon
5.0 out of 5 stars INDEMODABLE
Reviewed in France on August 21, 2015
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"les aventures du capitaine Wyatt" demeurent l'archétype du film d'aventures des années 50, presque entièrement tourné en Floride dans les marais des Everglades, ce qui était rare à l'époque. Dirigé de main de maitre par Raoul Walsh, il est le film d'action idéal, il n'y a pas un temps mort pendant 1h40 ! le Technicolor de 1951 est flamboyant, on peut simplement regretter que l'excellent Gary COOPER soit un peu trop agé pour le role, et utilise un Colt single action à 6 coups sorti en 1873, alors que le film se situe ......en 1840 !!!
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Snorri
4.0 out of 5 stars "Objective, Florida!" - spannender Indianerkriegs-Western mit Gary Cooper
Reviewed in Germany on March 4, 2015
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"Distant Drums" von 1951 ist ein Kriegsfilm im Western-Milieu, genauer: ein Western-Remake des sechs Jahre älteren Kriegsfilm-Klassikers "Objective, Burma!", gedreht vom selben Regisseur (Raoul Walsh) für dasselbe Studio (Warner), abermals mit einer Musik von Max Steiner.

Die Handlung entspricht in ihren Grundzügen (und auch in etlichen Einzelheiten) ganz dem Vorbild: eine kleine Truppe amerikanischer Soldaten dringt bei einem Kommandounternehmen tief ins Feindesland ein und führt ihre Operation erfolgreich durch, kann jedoch nicht wie geplant zu den eigenen Stellungen zurückkehren, sondern muss sich den Rückzug viele Tage lang, ständig von überlegenen feindlichen Truppen bedrängt, durch unwegsames Gelände erkämpfen. Das Geschehen spielt sich diesmal nicht in Asien, sondern in Florida ab; die Feinde sind keine Japaner, sondern Seminolen, und die Soldaten gelangen, da sich die Geschichte diesmal im Jahr 1840 abspielt, natürlich nicht per Flugzeug, sondern mit dem Boot in ihr Einsatzgebiet und zerstören auch keine Funkstation, sondern ein von Waffenschmugglern gehaltenes Fort. Die Landschaft ähnelt jedoch stark den tropischen Sümpfen in "Objective, Burma!" und bestimmt abermals entscheidend den Charakter des Films.

Der in "Objecive, Burma!" von Errol Flynn dargestellte Kommandant des Unternehmens wird diesmal von Gary Cooper gespielt, und "Distant Drums" ist ganz und gar auf diese Figur fokussiert. Captain Wyatt ist in jeder Hinsicht die Seele der von ihm selbst geplanten Operation, begeht alle Heldentaten selbst und wird vom Drehbuch außerdem (anders als Flynn in "Objective, Burma!", dessen Charakter ganz in seiner Funktion als Soldat aufgeht) mit einer tragischen Vorgeschichte, einem kleinen Sohn und einer Liebesaffäre (mit einer befreiten Gefangenen) ausstaffiert. Die Rolle des charismatischen Anführers passt nicht ganz perfekt zum eher introvertierten Cooper, dem die Darstellung knorriger Eigenbrötler besser lag; er hat aber Charisma genug, um den Zuschauer trotzdem für seine Figur und ihr Schicksal zu interessieren. Das ist allerdings auch nötig, denn alle anderen Figuren sind zwar gut und passend besetzt, werden aber nur oberflächlich charakterisiert (Mari Aldon als Leading Lady und Arthur Hunnicut als Scout kommen noch am besten zur Geltung). Es gibt auch keine nennenswerten Konflikte zwischen den einzelnen Teilnehmern des Unternehmens; Spannung entsteht also nicht aus den Charakteren, sondern einzig durch die äußere Bedrohung durch die feindlichen Seminolen und die lebensfeindliche Umwelt. Von dieser äußerlich motivierten Spannung gibt es dafür aber jede Menge, sie reißt vom Anfang bis zum Ende nicht ab und macht "Distant Drums" zu einem zwar nicht sehr tiefgründigen, aber packenden Abenteuerfilm.

Um historische Akkuratesse haben sich die Macher des Films ebenso wenig bemüht wie um eine ausgewogene Darstellung der Kriegsparteien: die Frage nach den Hintergründen des Krieges wird gar nicht erst gestellt; die gezeigte Operation ähnelt irgendwelchen historischen Ereignissen nur sehr entfernt; und die Uniformen und Waffen der Soldaten bieten, bezogen auf die Handlungszeit 1840, ein anachronistisches Durcheinander. Aber darum geht es hier auch gar nicht sondern um Unterhaltung - und die wird auch geboten.

ACHTUNG: Diese DVD aus amerikanischer Produktion läuft nur auf einem Region-1-Player. Ihre Bildqualität (Vollbild, Farbe) ist bestenfalls als mäßig zu bezeichnen, und der (Original-) Ton ist durch starkes Rauschen beeinträchtigt (die Dialoge sind aber trotzdem gut zu verstehen). Extras gibt es nicht, und auch keine Untertitel.
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Benjamin Leonard
5.0 out of 5 stars Glad it Came out in Bluray, Great to Have this in My Collection.
Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2020
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