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man of conquest (1939)

Original title: man of conquest
Production: Austria|105 min| black and white
Action, Western, Dramatic

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1940 - nomination Best Music, Scoring
Assigned to: Victor Young
Oscar 1940 - nomination Best Production Design
Assigned to: John Victor mackay
Oscar 1940 - nomination Best Sound
Assigned to: Charles L.lootens

Historical episodes of setting

battaglia di alamo tra texani e messicani
More generally: guerra di indipendenza del texas dal messico

Direction

George Nicholls Jr.: regista

Production and Screenplay

Wells Root: sceneggiatore
Jan Fortune: sceneggiatore
Edward E. paramore jr.: sceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Richard DixRichard Dix(età:45)
(Sam Houston)
Gail PatrickGail Patrick(età:28)
(margaret lea)
Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine(età:22)
(eliza allen)
Victor JoryVictor Jory(età:37)
(william b. travis)
Robert BarratRobert Barrat(età:50)
(David Crockett)
andrew jackson
lannie upchurch
Edward EllisEdward Ellis(età:69)
George 'gabby' hayesGeorge 'gabby' hayes(età:54)

Technical staff

Victor YoungVictor Young: musiche
Charles L.lootens: tecnico del suono
Edward Mann: montatore
Joseph H. AugustJoseph H. August: direttore della fotografia
ManJohn Victor mackay: scenografo