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Director:
Writers:
Robert Penn Warren (novel)
John Twist (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 August 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
You're no blue blood any more, honey. The master bought you...and now he's waitin'!
Plot:
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widower father... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Actress Yvonne De Carlo Dies at 84
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User Reviews:
The best Gable film ever more (31 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Clark Gable ... Hamish Bond

Yvonne De Carlo ... Amantha Starr

Sidney Poitier ... Rau-Ru

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ... Lt. Ethan Sears
Rex Reason ... Capt. Seth Parton (Union officer)
Patric Knowles ... Charles de Marigny
Torin Thatcher ... Capt. Canavan

Andrea King ... Miss Idell
Ray Teal ... Mr. Calloway
Russell Evans ... Jimmee (Bond's steward)
Carolle Drake ... Michele (Bond's housekeeper)
Raymond Bailey ... Mr. Stuart (plantation owner)
Tommie Moore ... Dollie (Bond's house servant)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roy Barcroft ... Gillespie - Starrwood Plantation Overseer (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake ... Auctioneer (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler (uncredited)
X Brands ... Officer (uncredited)
Robert Carson ... Bidder (uncredited)
Robert Clarke ... Auction Participant (uncredited)
Miles Clark ... Black Child (uncredited)
Zelda Cleaver ... Sukie (uncredited)
Myron Cook ... Officer (uncredited)
Noreen Corcoran ... Young Manty (uncredited)
Giselle D'Arc ... Salesgirl (uncredited)
Ann Doran ... Mrs. Morton (uncredited)
Pete Dunn ... Officer (uncredited)
William Fawcett ... Mourner (uncredited)
Harry Fleer ... Aide (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Aaron Starr (uncredited)
Anthony Ghazlo Jr. ... Driver (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert ... Bidder (uncredited)
Janine Grandel ... Proprietor (uncredited)
Carl Harbaugh ... Seaman (uncredited)
Jean Harvey ... Mourner (uncredited)
Jim Hayward ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles Heard ... Helper (uncredited)
Charles Horvath ... Soldier (uncredited)
William Hudson ... Officer (uncredited)
Mayo Loiseaux ... Girl (uncredited)
Maurice Marsac ... Auction Participant (uncredited)
Paul McGuire ... Officer (uncredited)
Carla Merey ... Girl (uncredited)
Ewing Mitchell ... Old Gentleman (uncredited)
Juanita Moore ... Budge (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Younger Man (uncredited)
Zon Murray ... Union Corporal (uncredited)
Joseph C. Narcisse ... Chad (uncredited)
Riza Royce ... Mrs. Hopewell (uncredited)
William Schallert ... Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
Morgan Shaan ... Corporal (uncredited)
Martin Smith ... Officer (uncredited)
Walter Smith ... Black Soldier (uncredited)
Ann Staunton ... Mother (uncredited)
Bob Steele ... Union Private (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan ... Flower Vendor (uncredited)
Charles Victor ... Officer (uncredited)

Dan White ... Trader (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson ... Minister (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... Runaway (uncredited)
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Directed by
Raoul Walsh 
 
Writing credits
Robert Penn Warren (novel "Band of Angels")

John Twist (screenplay) and
Ivan Goff (screenplay) and
Ben Roberts (screenplay)

Original Music by
Max Steiner 
Carl Sigman (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Lucien Ballard 
 
Film Editing by
Folmar Blangsted 
 
Art Direction by
Franz Bachelin 
 
Set Decoration by
William Wallace 
 
Costume Design by
Marjorie Best 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Alleborn .... assistant director
Russell Saunders .... assistant director (as Russ Saunders)
 
Sound Department
Eugene Marks .... sound editor
George Reid .... sound editor
Francis E. Stahl .... sound (as Francis Stahl)
Finn Ulback .... sound editor
 
Stunts
Fred Carson .... stunts (uncredited)
Charles Horvath .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Murray Cutter .... orchestrator
Jester Hairston .... choral director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Lewis Smith .... dialogue supervisor
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) (re-rating) | West Germany:16 (f) (original rating) | Finland:K-12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was derisively nicknamed "The Ghost of Gone with the Wind". more
Movie Connections:
Edited into La classe américaine (1993) (TV) more

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9 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
The best Gable film ever, 18 November 2006
8/10
Author: f862821 from United States

Gone with the Wind is fantastic, but Band of Angels stands alone as the great work of Clark Gable. With Stunning support from other cast members, this civil war drama plays with an unbridled sense of pure adventure. The first time I saw this film I was awe struck, the second clinched the deal. Its a great story with even better performances by Gable and Poitier and Yvonne De Carlo, together they really bring this film into the heart. Its too bad that film has been overlooked through history, I truly feel that if you watch this film, you too will have a new appreciation for Civil War drama. Not saying that one would not already, but Mr. Hammish Bond (Gable), is truly a southern rouge with a unique past who brings the genre into a new light.

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