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Pharaoh's Army (1995)

Pharaoh's Army poster
Directed by
Robby Henson
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
16
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During the American Civil War, a small group of Union soldiers stays at a farm in southeastern Kentucky. The farm is run by a woman whose husband fights for the Confederacy, leading to a strained and dangerous interaction.

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What happens

Pharaoh's Army is a 1995 American Western film directed, written and produced by Robby Henson, starring Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson and Kris Kristofferson. The film takes place in southeastern Kentucky during the American Civil War and focuses on an uneasy encounter involving a small squadron of Union Army soldiers who take up residence at the farm of a woman whose husband is fighting in the Confederate States Army. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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