A Distant Trumpet
“From Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Horgan's epic novel of Indians and Indian-fighters”
In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from an Indian attack.
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15 people
Troy Donahue
2nd Lt. Matthew 'Matt' Hazard
Known for
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Suzanne Pleshette
Mrs. Kitty Mainwarring
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Diane McBain
Laura Frelief
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James Gregory
Maj. Gen. Alexander Upton Quaint
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William Reynolds
1st Lt. Teddy Mainwarring
Known for
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Claude Akins
Seely Jones
Known for
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Kent Smith
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Known for
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Bartlett Robinson
Major Hiram Prescott
Known for
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Mary Patton
Jessica Prescott
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Larry Ward
Sgt. Kroger
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Richard X. Slattery
Sgt. Fry
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Bobby Bare
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Raoul Walsh Director · John Twist Screenplay Paul Horgan Author
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release May 30, 1964 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,200,000
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 26, 1964
Premiere · London
United States · May 30, 1964
Theatrical
United States
May 27, 1964 · Premiere · New York City, New York
France
August 19, 1964 · Theatrical
Japan
May 20, 1964 · Theatrical
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