Major Dundee is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Written by Harry Julian Fink, the film … See more

• Charlton Heston as Major Amos Charles Dundee
• Richard Harris as Captain Benjamin Tyreen
• Jim Hutton as Lieutenant Graham See more

Screenplay
Peckinpah found the script in late 1963. The early draft by Fink focused on Trooper Ryan and presented the film as a typical adventure story. … See more

The screenplay, by Harry Julian Fink, Oscar Saul, and Peckinpah, was loosely based on historical precedents. However, contrary to claims by the production team at the time, it was not actually based on a true story. The film's novelization was written by See more

The film's disastrous premier was on March 16, 1965, when its running length had been reduced from 136 to 123 minutes after an additional … See more

Although modern reappraisals of the film are generally positive, the reviews for its 1965 theatrical release were negative though they did acknowledge the film's potential. In his review in The New York Times, Eugene Archer wrote that the film had "an interesting … See more

• List of American films of 1965 See more