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A group of unlikely travelling companions find themselves on the same stagecoach to Cheyenne. They include a drunken doctor, a bar girl who's been thrown out of town, a professional gambler, a travelling liquor salesman, a banker who has decided to embezzle money, a gun-slinger out for revenge and a young woman going to join her army captain husband. All have secrets but when they are set upon by an Indian war party and then a family of outlaws, they find they must all work together if they are to stay alive.
A diverse group of strangers boards a stagecoach in Arizona, bound for Silver City, New Mexico. Their perilous journey is fraught with danger from the Apache Apache tribe, led by the fearsome Geronimo, who is on the warpath. Along the way, the passengers must confront their own prejudices and inner demons as they face external threats and learn to rely on each other for survival.
The 1966 remake of 'Stagecoach' was met with a largely lukewarm reception from critics and audiences, failing to capture the iconic status of its 1939 predecessor. While some appreciated its updated visual style and performances from its star-studded cast, many found it to be a pale imitation, lacking the original's grit and groundbreaking storytelling.
A well-intentioned but ultimately inferior remake of a classic Western.
Fails to recapture the magic and dramatic impact of the original John Ford film.
The ensemble cast, while talented, struggles to elevate the familiar material.
Google audience: Audience feedback is scarce for this particular version, with many preferring the original 1939 film. Those who have reviewed it often note it as a competent Western but lacking the depth and impact of its predecessor.
This 1966 remake of 'Stagecoach' was intended as a Technicolor spectacle and featured a large ensemble cast, including popular musical stars like Bing Crosby and Ann-Margret, attempting to blend musical elements with the Western genre, though this fusion was not widely embraced by critics.
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"Curly, you ain't got the sense that God gave a goose" There isn't much point in comparing this with John Ford's 1939 version, so if you can sort of forget that and take this at face value, it isn't an half bad western. Initially, I was sce...
Worthy color remake of the classic Western with Ann-Margret, Van Heflin and Alex Cord This 1966 version of "Stagecoach" is a color remake of the classic B&W Western from 1939. There would be another remake in 1986 featuring country stars...