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The Rare Breed

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During the 1880s, Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara), a widowed cattle breeder, travels from England to St. Louis with her daughter, Hilary (Juliet Mills). Martha hopes to crossbreed her bull, Vindicator, with American cattle. Martha sells Vindicator to Alexander Bowen (Brian Keith), a wealthy businessman, who hires Sam Burnett (James Stewart) to transport the bulls to Texas. Skeptical of Burnett's intentions, Martha and Hilary decide to accompany him on the trip.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Unconvincing studio sets and uninspired direction don't help in lifting this above other bloated, awkward studio productions of the period. Rated: 2/5 Jul 7, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Banal and lifeless. Rated: C- Nov 12, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 15, 2005 Full Review Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan Colorful but soft-edged Stewart western about cattle breedin'. Rated: 4/5 Dec 27, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 3/5 Jul 9, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Decent but unremarkable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review william k Broad, solidly made Western with an unusual topic is a partly amusing drama, but not really exciting; the star cast does a good job, though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Good western, can't miss with Maureen O'Hara and James Stewart Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Innocuous old-timey entertainment. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Your average James Stewart Western, but with some decent little things here and there. Despite his age, James does a surprising bit of brawling and wrangling. I would consider this a superior western than the likes of Night Passagey, but only just. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A rodeo man is hired (by two different agents) to deliver a rare Hereford bull. An almost passionless Stewart, and a "no surprises" performance by Maureen O'Hara turn what could have been an interesting outing into a stale affair. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the 1880s, Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara), a widowed cattle breeder, travels from England to St. Louis with her daughter, Hilary (Juliet Mills). Martha hopes to crossbreed her bull, Vindicator, with American cattle. Martha sells Vindicator to Alexander Bowen (Brian Keith), a wealthy businessman, who hires Sam Burnett (James Stewart) to transport the bulls to Texas. Skeptical of Burnett's intentions, Martha and Hilary decide to accompany him on the trip.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
William Alland
Screenwriter
Ric Hardman
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 1966, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 37m