The Horse Soldiers (1959)
"...rides where only the great ones do!"
ThumbScore
👍 82%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 81%
(RT: 81%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Judson Pratt as Sgt Major Kirby
Hoot Gibson as Sgt. Brown
Bing Russell as Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
Is The Horse Soldiers good?
Most people think so. 82% audience score, estimated from 291 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 81%.
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Overview
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence. Wikipedia ↗
