Distant Drums (1951)
- Directed by
- Raoul Walsh
- Genre
- Western film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 85 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Second Seminole War, an American captain leads a mission to destroy a fort held by Spanish gunrunners. After the attack, he and his men are chased through the Florida Everglades by a large group of Seminoles.
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What happens
Distant Drums is a 1951 American Florida Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gary Cooper. It is set during the Second Seminole War in the 1840s, with Cooper playing an American captain who successfully destroys a fort held by Spanish gunrunners and is pursued into the Everglades by a large group of Seminoles. The fort used in the film was the historic Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, and most of the principal photography occurred on location in Florida. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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