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Alvarez Kelly

Civil War western. After a long drive to deliver cattle to the Unionists, Alvarez Kelly (William Holden) is kidnapped by Confederate colonel Tom Rossiter (Richard Widmark).

Civil War western. Skilled-but-cynical cattleman Alvarez Kelly, profiting from the Civil War, delivers a herd to the Union army. However, he is then abducted by Confederate colonel Tom Rossiter, who intends to steal the cattle to feed his starving soldiers surrounded in Richmond and must 'persuade' Kelly to help.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Aug 201512:00
BBC Two

Credits

Alvarez KellyWilliam Holden
Colonel Tom RossiterRichard Widmark
Lt FarrowDonald Barry
Corporal PetersonHarry Carey Jr
Liz PickeringJanice Rule
Major Albert StedmanPatrick O'Neal
Captain Angus FergusonRoger Carmel
Sergeant HatcherRichard Rust
Captain TowersArthur Franz
John BeauriderDuke Hobbie
McIntyreHoward Caine
Charity WarwickVictoria Shaw
General KautzBarry Atwater
Lieutenant FarrowDon 'Red' Barry
Ely HarrisonMauritz Hugo
Captain WilliamsRobert Morgan
DirectorEdward Dmytryk
WriterFranklin Coen
ProducerSol C Siegel
ComposerJohn Green
Director of photographyJoseph MacDonald

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Mar 200813:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 16 Jan 201014:45
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 3 Oct 201015:25
    BBC Two Wales & England only
  • Sun 17 Oct 201016:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 17 Apr 201112:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Sat 18 Aug 201213:55
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Fri 30 May 201412:05
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Fri 14 Aug 201512:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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