Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh
Journey to Shiloh
Directed by	William Hale
Screenplay by	Gene L. Coon
Based on	Journey to Shiloh by Will Henry
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	James Caan; Michael Sarrazin; Brenda Scott
Cinematography	Enzo A. Martinelli
Edited by	Edward W. Williams
Music by	David Gates
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	May 10, 1968 (New York City); May 17, 1968 (United States);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Journey to Shiloh is a 1968 American Western film directed by William Hale and starring James Caan, Michael Sarrazin and Brenda Scott.^[1]^[2] The film is based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Will Henry first published in 1960.^[3]

Plot[]

Seven young Texans in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, The Concho County Comanches, journey to Shiloh, Tennessee where a major battle is about to take place. Along the way they encounter many perilous adventures.^[4]

Cast[]

James Caan as Buck Burnett
Michael Sarrazin as Miller Nalls
Brenda Scott as Gabrielle DuPrey
Don Stroud as Todo McLean
Paul Petersen as J.C. Sutton
Michael Burns as Eubie Bell
Michael Vincent as 'Little Bit' Lucket
Harrison Ford as Willie Bill Bearden
John Doucette as General Braxton Bragg
Noah Beery as 1st Sergeant Mercer Barnes
Tisha Sterling as Airybelle Sumner
James Gammon as Tellis Yeager
Brian Avery as Carter Claiborne
Clarke Gordon as Colonel Mirabeau Cooney
Robert Pine as Collins
Sean Kennedy as Curtis Claiborne
Wesley Lau as Colonel Boykin
Chet Stratton as Mr. Claiborne
Bing Russell as Greybeard
Lane Bradford as Case Pettibone
Rex Ingram as Jacob
Charles Lampkin as Edward
Myron Healey as Sheriff Briggs
Eileen Wesson as Ella Newsome
Albert Popwell as Samuel

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

TV Guide gave it a negative review, scoring it 2/5, and finding it too talky despite a small number of good action scenes; they also found attempts to establish parallels to the Vietnam War did not work.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Journey to Shiloh". TV Guide.
^ Lisanti, Tom (June 21, 2012). Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema. p. 274. ISBN 9781476601168.
^ Henry, Will (1960). Journey to Shiloh (1st ed.). New York City: Random House. ASIN B000JZGXS4.
^ Sandra Brennan (2011). "Journey to Shiloh Review". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York City: Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

External links[]

Journey to Shiloh at IMDb
Journey to Shiloh at Rotten Tomatoes
Journey to Shiloh at AllMovie
Journey to Shiloh at the TCM Movie Database
Journey to Shiloh at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[tvguide-1] "Journey to Shiloh". TV Guide.

[2] Lisanti, Tom (June 21, 2012). Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema. p. 274. ISBN 9781476601168.

[3] Henry, Will (1960). Journey to Shiloh (1st ed.). New York City: Random House. ASIN B000JZGXS4.

[4] Sandra Brennan (2011). "Journey to Shiloh Review". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. New York City: Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

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