In Pursuit of Honor
by Ken Olin
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Actor: Bob Gunton, Craig Sheffer, Don Johnson, Gabrielle Anwar, James SikkingDirector: Ken Olin
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 110 minutes
Release Date: 2001-05-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Studio: Hbo Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of In Pursuit of Honor
Movie Review: wonderful movie !
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen that movie on TV. I really liked it. It's so beautiful... History on men and a special friendship and respect. That's not a war movie. That's about a military/political decision taken in an office. They decided to bring tanks to replace horses. Instead of sendind faithful horses to their retirement in country, they dedecided to kill them.
Some NCO decide to save them : they try to reach Canada.
Are they going to succeed ?
Movie Review: Outstanding movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing true story about the rescue of WWI surplus Army horses that the government had ordered to be slaughtered. The heros were cavalry officers and enlisted men who actually stole the horses and made it to Canada with hundreds of them. Evading capture the whole way. One very graphic scene of horses being gunned down by the military that was hard to watch, but the rest of the uplifting story was worth it.Movie Review: Not just bad, but a lie!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Let me preface my comments by saying that I am a cavalry historian and have published a book on the U.S. Cavalry (check Amazon if you don't believe me). This movie is absolutely and completely wrong!
1) Cavalry horses were never disposed of by machine-gunning them - either they were humanely put down or sold.
2) No one ever stole cavalry horses to prevent them from being shot and then took them to Canada.
3) The U.S. Cavalry Association, an organization composed of cavalry veterans, attempted to sue the filmmakers for slander over this film. They couldn't though, because their organization had not itself been slandered.
4) There are numerous other smaller historical inaccuracies that I don't have the energy to mention, but other reviewers already have.
Don't waste your time!!!
Movie Review: Effectively told true story
Summary: 4 Stars
HBO continues to give the `Made for TV' label a good name with this interesting based-on-fact story.
It's the Great Depression, and General Macarthur is trying to turn the American army into a modern force, with the growing threat of war from across the Atlantic looming. As part of the process, the Cavalry is changing form, and the order goes out to herd hundreds of horses to Mexico to be slaughtered.
A young, idealistic officer (Craig Sheffer) and a grizzled veteran sergeant with a conscience, decide this is inhumane and against their principles and duty, given the Cavalry's sworn duty to protect his horse. With a handful of men at their side, they take the horses on the run. This leads to a chase across America as the army track them with orders to do whatever is necessary to bring them back. Rod Steiger plays the retired commanding officer who is sympathetic to the cause, and Gabrielle Anwar his beautiful daughter who is a journalist and brings the story to a wider audience.
It's not a deep portrayal of characters, but it is nonetheless a compelling story, which wins points for being told in an economical way, without undue navel gazing. Don Johnson is terrific in the role, a far cry from his dapper toothy grinned characters elsewhere, and Sheffer just about holds his own.
You'll have to be made of stone not to get some sort of lump in your throat during the scenes when horses have to be put down...
Worth while viewing.
Movie Review: In Pursuit... an honorable production
Summary: 5 Stars
Ultimately the time had to come for the U.S. Army to stop using the horse cavalry and convert to gas-powered vehicles. This story revolves around a group of old cavalry soldiers who cannot stand to watch the slaughter of the hundreds of horses owned by the Army. They end up stealing the horses and driving them North to Canada where they will be turned out to run wild and free. Doing so, they are pursued by the Army who is bent on stopping them, or killing the men and the horses.
If this film does nothing else, the actors manage to get across so clearly the love of the men for their horses and the conviction that what they are doing is right. Direction is superb; every frame manages to catch the tension, the terror, the anger and the beauty of the land and horses running for freedom. You can almost feel the drive in the men and the horses; and in the equal ferocity of the officer leading the chase.
At the ending is a riviting ten minutes that will keep you glued to your seats crying, praying, holding your breath or cheering for the ones you think the heros.
Summary of In Pursuit of Honor
Based on a true story, five cavalry officers are in a race against time, risking their honor and their lives to save four hundred horses destined for destruction by the US Army.Action & Adventure Video
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