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| John Wayne | ... | Col. John Henry Thomas | |
| Rock Hudson | ... | Col. James Langdon | |
| Antonio Aguilar | ... | Juarista Gen. Rojas (as Tony Aguilar) | |
| Roman Gabriel | ... | Blue Boy (John Henry's Cherokee Indian adopted son) | |
| Marian McCargo | ... | Ann Langdon | |
| Lee Meriwether | ... | Margaret Langdon | |
| Merlin Olsen | ... | Cpl. Little George, CSA | |
| Melissa Newman | ... | Charlotte Langdon | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Sgt. Jeff Newby CSA | |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | Lt. Bubba Wilkes CSA (as Michael Vincent) | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Short Grub | |
| Edward Faulkner | ... | Capt. Anderson, CSA (Col. Langdon's aide) | |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Soloman Webster (Thomas rider) | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Gen. Joe Masters | |
| Royal Dano | ... | Maj. Sanders, CSA (one-armed major) | |
| Richard Mulligan | ... | Dan Morse | |
| Carlos Rivas | ... | Diaz | |
| John Agar | ... | Christian | |
| Guy Raymond | ... | D.J. Giles (government purchasing agent) | |
| Don Collier | ... | Goodyear (Thomas rider) | |
| Big John Hamilton | ... | July Mudlow (cowardly Langdon party member) | |
| Dub Taylor | ... | McCartney (Thomas outfit cook) | |
| Henry Beckman | ... | Thad Benedict (carpetbagger who tries to buy Langdon plantation) | |
| Víctor Junco | ... | Maj. Tapia | |
| Robert Donner | ... | Judd Mailer | |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | Escalante (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.) | |
| James Dobson | ... | Cpl. Jamison, CSA | |
| Rudy Diaz | ... | Sanchez | |
| Richard Angarola | ... | Mr. Petain (Maximilian's representative) | |
| James McEachin | ... | Jimmy Collins (black carpetbagger with Benedict) | |
| Gregg Palmer | ... | Ezra Parker (government purchasing agent) | |
| Juan García | ... | Col. Gomez | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bob Gravage | ... | Bobby Jo Hicks (Thomas rider) (uncredited) | |
| Kiel Martin | ... | Union corporal who brings message that the war is over (uncredited) | |
| Hal Needham | ... | Yankee corporal at river crossing (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Roberson | ... | Yankee sergeant at river (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Andrew V. McLaglen | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| James Lee Barrett | screenplay | |
| Stanley Hough | story (as Stanley L. Hough) | |
| Lewis B. Patten | novel (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert L. Jacks | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hugo Montenegro | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| William H. Clothier | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert L. Simpson | (as Robert Simpson) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Carl Anderson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Chester L. Bayhi | |||
| Walter M. Scott | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bill Thomas | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Edith Lindon | .... | hair stylist | |
| Leo Lotito Jr. | .... | makeup artist (as Leo Lotito) | |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | .... | makeup supervisor (as Dan Striepeke) | |
| Dave Grayson | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Clarence Eurist | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jack Cunningham | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Dockendorf | .... | sound | |
| Richard Overton | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| L.B. Abbott | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Art Cruickshank | .... | special photographic effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Hal Needham | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Denny Arnold | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Stan Barrett | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Bullock | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jim Burk | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| William H. Burton | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Tap Canutt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Roydon Clark | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Couch | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Couch | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Gatlin | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Alan Gibbs | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mickey Gilbert | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Kent Hays | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| John Hudkins | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Clyde Hudkins Jr. | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gary McLarty | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Hal Needham | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Nuckles | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Bob Orrison | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Gil Perkins | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Chuck Roberson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| J.N. Roberts | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| George Robotham | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Wally Rose | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Danny Sands | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Fred M. Waugh | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Walter Wyatt | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dick Ziker | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Hugo Montenegro | .... | conductor | |
| Herbert W. Spencer | .... | orchestrator (as Herbert Spencer) | |
| Kenneth Hall | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| 'Chema' Hernandez | .... | livestock coordinator (uncredited) | |
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"The Undefeated" is perhaps the finest of John Wayne's later westerns, "True Grit" excepted and taking into consideration that "Big Jake" is nothing to slouch at.
"The Undefeated" is the Duke's biggest large-scale epic since "The Alamo" a decade earlier. The battle scenes and the shots of the horse drive are stirring and impressive.
Another thing that separates this film from other post-1965 Wayne westerns (except for "The Cowboys") is the dialog. It's sharp, crisp, witty and often fun.
Here's a good example of that sharp, wityt & pointed dialogue: John Wayne and Rock Hudson had just returned to their camp after being forced to kill a Mexican bandit leader, who with his gang wanted Rock & Duke's valuables, their horses and their women. When one of the women asks the Duke why he had to kill him, he replied matter of factly, "The conversation dorta dried up." Classic stuff!
And Hugo Montenegro's memorable score is terrific. It helps perpetuate the whole notion that this is indeed an epic western.
"The Undefeated" is long on length and even longer on entertainment. This is a grand western.