
Young Private in the Confederate army, Willie Prentiss (Kurt Russell, at about 16 years old), is assigned to guard a remote river outpost during the American Civil War. Lonely Willie becomes pals with his Union army counterpart, Corporal Jenkins (James MacArthur). They hold shooting contests, and trade tobacco for coffee. (Spoiler alert, you may want to skip the rest of the summary if you do not want to know some key plot elements). One day Willie accidentally shoots his own ... (Full plot summary below)
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Young Private in the Confederate army, Willie Prentiss (Kurt Russell, at about 16 years old), is assigned to guard a remote river outpost during the American Civil War. Lonely Willie becomes pals with his Union army counterpart, Corporal Jenkins (James MacArthur). They hold shooting contests, and trade tobacco for coffee. (Spoiler alert, you may want to skip the rest of the summary if you do not want to know some key plot elements). One day Willie accidentally shoots his own commander, Lt. Mosby (Jack Ging), and the Corporal helps him escape court martial by disguising him as an injured Yankee. Willy is shot sneaking home, but manages to make it. He lands up joining the marauders in one exciting caper after another and rejoins Mosby in trying to capture a Union General. In another plot twist, Corporal Jenkins is captured, and is soon in love with Willie's cousin. An enjoyable story with tons of twists and turns.
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| User ReviewJohn YA fun and well done story of the great Confederate calvary officer. |
| User ReviewBilly GI watched this movie the other day. Great move for a 1960s movie. Fairly well acted. Kurt Russell is one of the stars and he's about 14 years old or so. Though young, he is clearly still Kurt Russell; large and in charge in every scene he is in. Overall a great movie for its day and the main objective of the story (capture of a Union General by Mosby) is fairly accurate for a hollywood movie. |