Directed by delmer daves the badlanders from joe david brown s gripping postwar novel screenplay by merle miller, kings go forth weaves elements of romance, war and miscegenation into a powerful, compelling and riveting film. If i could have, id have given this movie 312 stars. Opening credits typography the end trailer typography. Many cast members worked against type with unusual success. Some aspects of the love triangle story have dated ill come on to those later but it is still a film worth seeing. Kings go forth live in rotterdam, nl 20110110 on vimeo.
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