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One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Unconquered is one of those old, swash-buckling epics that came out during the era of epics during the 1940's and 1950's. Is it the greatest epic ever? Of course not, but all that matters to me was the entertainment factor of the movie. In that part, the movie succeeded. I had a fun time watching our main character, Chris Holden pick fights with the Natives, his fellow countrymen, and even the women. I'm not sure if this film is entirely historically accurate and some whitewashing may be prevalent, but does it really matter much? Especially in an older movie like this film? This film was filmed in technicolor, which of course added to the "expensive" budget, but it really gave definition to the epic as lighting and color techniques helped this film out.I find it rather fascinating what the film was based on. In 1862, the descendants of the Holdens of Virginia wrote a letter about similar events to the one Anny Hale gone through in the film. The basic plot outline of Abby's and this woman is very similar. Both were English women sentenced to the American colonies, accused of murder. But had lustful men come after her. There is a real historical document pertaining to the events of this movie, but the movie decides to expand upon the story, making it somewhat a fictional story.Cecil B. DeMille, known for his great 1956 epic The Ten Commandments, directs a film that takes place in pre-Revolution colonial America. London gal Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in the colonies, but she is bought and freed by colonist Chris Holden. But her freedom is taken away by a rival of Holden, Garth. This rivalry helps culminate a disastrous relationship between the colonists of Fort Pitt and the Indians, who want their land free of the white men.We get some good acting here. No one is particularly great, but it seems like everyone is having a fun time. The biggest star, Gary Cooper, is no stranger to Westerns and this film uses his talents very effectively. He definitely delivers the charm of a leading man. Paulette Goddard was pretty good as Abby, but I feel like her character is annoying at times. I liked Boris Karloff as the chief of the Indians, despite the fact this is clearly an example of Hollywood ancient bias. I also liked Howard Da Silva does a solid job as the villainous Garth, who takes advantage of the Natives for his own self. Finally, Cecil Kellaway turns in a solid performance as Chris's friend, Jeremy Love.Overall, Unconquered is a solid, old-fashioned historical epic. There is nothing remotely special about the film and it doesn't try to be. It just wants to entertain movie-watchers of all ages, and it succeeds in that category. As a history student, I can easily point out many of the historical differences. But this is a movie review, not a history lesson. I will save that lecture for another day. The tone may be historically inaccurate, but one should overlook the details. On its merit as a fun adventure movie, Unconquered succeeds very much so.My Grade: A-

Unconquered is one of those old, swash-buckling epics that came out during the era of epics during the 1940's and 1950's. Is it the greatest epic ever? Of course not, but all that matters to me was the entertainment factor of the movie. In that part, the movie succeeded. I had a fun time watching our main character, Chris Holden pick fights with the Natives, his fellow countrymen, and even the women. I'm not sure if this film is entirely historically accurate and some whitewashing may be prevalent, but does it really matter much? Especially in an older movie like this film? This film was filmed in technicolor, which of course added to the "expensive" budget, but it really gave definition to the epic as lighting and color techniques helped this film out.Cecil B. DeMille, known for his great 1956 epic "The Ten Commandments," directs a film that takes place in pre-Revolution colonial America. London gal Abby Hale is sentenced to slavery in the colonies, but she is bought and freed by colonist Chris Holden. But her freedom is taken away by a rival of Holden, Garth. This rivalry helps culminate a disastrous relationship between the colonists of Fort Pitt and the Indians, who want their land free of the white men.We get some good acting here. No one is particularly great, but it seems like everyone is having a fun time. The biggest star, Gary Cooper, is no stranger to Westerns and this film uses his talents very effectively. He definitely delivers the charm of a leading man. Paulette Goddard was pretty good as Abby, but I feel like her character is annoying at times. I liked Boris Karloff as the chief of the Indians, despite the fact this is clearly an example of Hollywood ancient bias. Finally, Howard Da Silva does a solid job as the villainous Garth, who takes advantage of the Natives for his own self.Overall, Unconquered is a solid, old-fashioned historical epic. There is nothing remotely special about the film and it doesn't try to be. It just wants to entertain movie-watchers of all ages, and it succeeds in that category. As a history student, I would be wary of accuracy. The tone may be historically accurate, but one should overlook the details. Anyhow, this was a fun adventure movie.My Grade: A-

Another of Cecil DeMille's series of long, often epic-intended, films. Here, the 'unconquered' refers to the hardy pioneers who carved out settlements in the ever changing westward frontier. Although the dramatized rescue of Fort Pitt from a long siege by an Indian alliance was historically important, its significance to would-be settlers in the Ohio valley is overdrawn. This victory-of-sorts is largely credited to the imaginative use of the corpses of British soldiers recently slain by the Indians some distance from Fort Pitt, positioned in wagons, so as to appear living from a distance(hopefully up wind!), scaring the besieging Indians into scattering. Historically, there was such a relief force, and they did engage a portion of the besieging Indians sent to ambush them at Bushy Run, as mentioned in the film. However, the macabre column of wagons bearing uniformed corpses is merely an excuse for Cooper's character(Chris Holden) to be seen as an imaginative hero in helping to save the fort and its garrison.Of course, DeMille always liked to have clear-cut villains and heroes. We can't really blame the Indians for wanting to snuff out the encroachments of Europeans into their traditional territories. Thus, we need a villain or so among the Europeans to contrast with Cooper's character. This is provided by the persons of Garth(Howard Da Silva) and his henchman Bone. Garth has formed an alliance with the Indians, in which he supplies them with firearms, powder and shot and they supply him with furs to sell. Thus, as long as the threat of Indian attacks scare away potential white settlers, Garth feels that he effectively controls British North America west of the Appalachians. I should add that the official policy of the British crown at this time was to exclude settlers west of the Appalachians, in accordance with Garth's position. However, it was unofficially understood that this was a temporary demarcation, and that the official frontier would gradually move westward. Also, the Indians objected to a British military presence at Fort Pitt, desiring it to be purely a trading post.Holden(Cooper) was aware of Garth's dealings with the Indians at the beginning of the story. Thus, to spite him, he bid against a good- looking indentured servant(Paulette Goddard, as Abby) aboard the ship from England they were all traveling on to Virginia. Holden outbids Garth, but leaves a disappointed Abby to her own devices, as he doesn't want her as a companion when he meets his tidewater fiancé. This turns out to be a bad decision, as he soon learns that, in his absence, his fiancé has married his wealthy stay-at-home brother. Meanwhile, Garth makes use of Holden's failure to sign Abby's indentured servant contract, to nullify his purchase of her. She is taken to a fair on the way to Fort Pitt, where Holden sees her, beginning s series of arguments as to who owns her, that persists until the end of the film. In the meanwhile, Abby is shuttled between Garth, Bones, Holden and even a war party of Seneca, with Boris Karloff playing their grumpy chief. The warring Indians don't become a major part of the story until rather late in the film. In one segment, Holden and 2 companions are trying to find various tribes with some sort of peace offering, but get bushwhacked by some mounted Indians. I much doubt if Indians of this heavily forested region rode horses! I've never before seen them depicted on horses. In escaping from the Seneca, Holden and Abby steal a canoe and go down a river. They go over a high Niagara-like waterfall, which Holden was familiar with. He knew there was a small tree growing near one side, thus aimed the canoe for this side and, miraculously, the two clung to this tree, as their canoe was smashed on the rocks below. The branch then conveniently bent under their weight to a small cave, where they could stand, and inch their way past slippery rocks to safety. This sequence is indicated as having been filmed in the Snake River, Idaho region. Thus, I feel safe in assuming that the wide waterfall depicted is Shoshone Falls: higher than Niagara. Audiences are said to have laughed at this escape artistry, as being implausibly convenient and faked.This film has its pluses, as well as minuses. DeMille keeps the drama rolling, with quite a few main characters, and typically tangled relationships between them. In the latter half, Holden's relationship with fort commander Simeon Ecuyer(Victor Varconi) is complex and interesting. European-raised Varconi speaks with an accent, as presumably did the historic Swiss-raised Ecuyer. Although it's listed as one of the top box office films for '47, judging by the slim number of reviews here, it doesn't seem to have aged well. For one thing, it's too long, in my judgment. Paulette was supposed to be a teenager, often referred to as 'the girl'. But, she was no 'spring chicken'. Her repeated abuse as an indentured servant(slave) and Indian captive smacks of a series of cheesy romance novels. At one point, she's about to be burned at the stake, while savages threaten her. Cooper arrives as a theatrical 'magic man' to achieve her rescue.Cooper had starred for DeMille in 3 previous films. This was Cooper's last film for Paramount, after a 20 year career there...DeMille liked to spread his epics taking place in North America around geographically. Thus, "the Plainsman" is an epic Western. "Northwest Mounted Police" is mainly a 'Canadian'. The prior "Reap the Wild Wind", which costarred Ms. Goddard, was a 'Southern', and the present film is an 'Eastern'.

I had heard that Howard Hawks wanted Gary Cooper to play the lead in red river, but Cooper didn't want to play a character that dark so he played in this instead. That would of been cool to see Cooper play John Wayne's part in Red River. This movie has a great cast like Cooper, Ward Bond, Boris Karloff and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. This movie has been compared to Northwest Passage but i think this one is better. Cooper is good as usual and so is the rest of the cast.