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The Comancheros

The Comancheros

Western · 1961

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

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The Comancheros

“Big Jake the Adventurer... Paul Regret the Gambler... Pilar the Gypsy beauty... Three With a Past... Destined to Cross and Clash... In a Kingdom of Killers!”

1961 Western 1h 45m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

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Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Comancheros?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Written by

James Edward Grant · Clair Huffaker

John Wayne

John Wayne

Jake Cutter

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Paul Regret

Ina Balin

Ina Balin

Pilar Graile

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Graile

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Crow

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Amelung

Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne

Tobe (Texas Ranger)

Court is in session

Put The Comancheros on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.