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 Santa Fe Trail $7.98 What a wonderful film. Too bad it isn't an accurate portrayal of events. Errol Flynn and Ronnie Raygun are in fine form as Jeb Stuart and George Custer respectively, but John Massey steals the show masterfully as John Brown. The racism that bubbles under the surface is the only thing keeping me from giving it five stars. So entertaining is this picture that one could easily be lured into its fantasies, especially if you aren't educated in history. John Brown was no villain; he was a true American patriot who dedicated (and ultimately gave) his life to rid our land of genocide. The sense of forboding over the foundation being laid for our Civil War is palpable, but again, the film tends to mislead one into the conclusion that slavery, not preservation of the Union, was the motivating factor. That's acribing too much false nobility to many Unionists who could have cared less about abolishing slavery. So, enjoy the film, yes, but temper it with a heavy dose of those dusty old history books. You may just learn something...and it may just change your opinions of political events unfolding before us today.  Santa Fe Trail $6.99 No Description Available. Genre: Westerns Rating: NR Release Date: 1-DEC-2001 Media Type: DVD  Santa Fe Trail $7.99 Ronald Reagan ? Errol Flynn ? Olivia de Havilland Onto the bloody battleground of the Kansas Border Wars rides a group of West Point graduates, assigned to promote peace between the warring factions of the slavery debate. To succeed, they must reckon with John Brown, who will stop at nothing to win freedom for the slaves. Ronald Reagan plays the fated George Armstrong Custer. B&W Running Time: 110 min. |
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