A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet

From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1964117 min5.5 / 10

A classical Western drama set at a remote frontier fort, balancing military duty, romantic tension, and frontier conflict in 1880s Arizona.

In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Distant Trumpet easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is A Distant Trumpet scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is A Distant Trumpet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does A Distant Trumpet end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is A Distant Trumpet violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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