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Band of Angels

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Band of Angels

Released Aug 3, 1957

2h 7m

Adventure

Drama

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The Civil War separates a New Orleans gentleman (Clark Gable) from his mistress (Yvonne De Carlo) and a slave (Sidney Poitier).

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Dennis Schwartz

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A failed film.

Rated: C

May 6, 2016

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Band of Angels is pleasing in spite of its antiquated themes, and it’s an interesting addition to any film buff’s collection.

Apr 23, 2014

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Emanuel Levy

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Raoul Walsh directed this entertaining melodrama, starring Clark Gable and Yvonne De Carlo, whih stirred some controversy at the time due to the interracial love story

Rated: B-

Jan 2, 2011

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Brilliant Civil War era drama about the evils of slavery, made with all of Raoul Walsh's visual creativity.

Jul 17, 2009

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David Nusair

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...an outdated, relentlessly irrelevant piece of work.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 14, 2007

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Clorinda K

Good movie for it's time. It's a love story set before and during the Civil War. Clark Gable, Sidney Poitier and Yonne DeCarlo all give soild performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Steve D

Solid because it really doesn't pull its punches.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/06/23

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this movie had a hollywood/non hollywood ending and i don't want to give it away. it was better than most civil war movies of that era, which were usually slanted to sympathize with the traitors to the u.s.a. this one leaned a little that way when they showed union troops hanging plantation owners, which was diametrically opposite general grant's orders. i liked this movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic movie !!!!!! The magic that appears on screen is sooooo wonderful!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Another civil war film for Clark Gable to get his teeth into, although Yvonne De Carlo undertakes most of the emotional parts. It's a pretty good effort centring around the final years of the slave trade in America, although there's a Hollywood righteousness about the whole production that puts slightly more effort into a happy conclusion than the issues themselves - although this was pretty normal for this period in cinema.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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One of the best movies ever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

The Civil War separates a New Orleans gentleman (Clark Gable) from his mistress (Yvonne De Carlo) and a slave (Sidney Poitier).

Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenwriter: John Twist, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2008
Runtime: 2h 7m

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