Is Alvarez Kelly scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alvarez Kelly sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alvarez Kelly violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Alvarez Kelly end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alvarez Kelly easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Alvarez Kelly

Name: Alvarez Kelly
Genre: Western, War
Released: 1966
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, Patrick O'Neal, Victoria Shaw

A herd of cattle against a herd of cannon!

Directed by Edward Dmytryk

Produced by Sol C. Siegel Productions, Columbia Pictures

1966106 min6.2 / 10

A Civil War-era adventure centered on a pragmatic cattleman caught between Union and Confederate forces, balancing action and moral compromise.

In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with cattle until unexpected circumstances force him to change his customers.

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Genres

Western War

Keywords

Colonel Cattle Confederate American Civil War Cattleman

Questions people ask

Is Alvarez Kelly scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Alvarez Kelly sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is Alvarez Kelly violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does Alvarez Kelly end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Alvarez Kelly easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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