The Tall Men

The Tall Men

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1955-09-22
Genre:Western, Adventure, Romance
Duration:122 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Raoul Walsh
Actors:Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Juan García
Production:20th Century Fox

Overview:

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather.

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