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Drums in the Deep South (1951)

Drums in the Deep South poster
Directed by
William Cameron Menzies
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his friend's Southern plantation during the Civil War. Both men are torn by their loyalties to the Union and the Confederacy.

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What happens

Drums in the Deep South is a 1951 American Civil War Western film shot in SuperCinecolor, directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring James Craig, Barbara Payton and Guy Madison. Based on a story written by Hollister Noble, the film was produced by the independent King Brothers Productions and released by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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