Unconquered
Seen it?1947 | 147 min | Drama, Adventure, History
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved The Last of the Mohicans or Gangs of New York, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1947: an older pace and style.
England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slave in the colony of Virginia, whose inhabitants begin to hear and fear the sinister song of the threatening drums of war that resound in the wild Ohio valley.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$7 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 23K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- Gary CooperCaptain Christopher Holden
- Paulette GoddardAbby
- Howard Da SilvaGarth
- Boris KarloffGuyasuta, Chief of the Senecas
- Cecil KellawayJeremy Love
- Ward BondJohn Fraser
- Katherine DeMilleHannah
- Henry WilcoxonCaptain Steele
- C. Aubrey SmithLord Chief Justice
- Victor VarconiCaptain Simeon Ecuyer