

A Distant Trumpet
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York27 May 1964
- TheatricalNR30 May 1964
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon26 Mar 1964
FranceFR
- Theatrical19 Aug 1964
JapanJP
- Theatrical20 May 1964
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A Distant Trumpet was released on 20 May 1964.
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John Chard
2/9/2017
War Eagle-Probably the greatest guerrilla fighter in the world today. A Distant Trumpet is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by John Twist with the adaptation from Paul Horgan's novel by Richard Fielder & Albert Beich. It stars Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, William Reynolds, Diane McBain, Claude Akins & James Gregory. Max Steiner provides the musical score and William H. Clothier is the cinematographer. 18…
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