Kansas Pacific

Kansas Pacific

Built by bullets, dynamite, and blood-stained spikes!

Directed by Ray Nazarro

Produced by Walter Wanger Productions, Allied Artists Pictures

195373 min5.0 / 10

A mid-century Western action film about railroad construction under siege, balancing frontier adventure with romantic subplot and Civil War-era sabotage.

Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.

Questions people ask

  • Is Kansas Pacific sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Kansas Pacific violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Kansas Pacific end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Kansas Pacific scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Kansas Pacific 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.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Kansas Pacific

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Kansas Pacific

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Kansas Pacific, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Kansas Pacific, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Kansas Pacific, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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