Movies Like A Distant Trumpet (1964)

A Distant Trumpet is a 1964 western film from Raoul Walsh with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Chuka.

Western

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.

6.9

MagicScore

Chuka

1967

A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

6.2

MagicScore

Ravenous

1999

Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.

6.8

MagicScore

The 5-Man Army

1969

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

6.7

MagicScore

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.

6.3

MagicScore

Only the Valiant

1951

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film tells the story of a Cavalry officer who volunteers for a suicidal mission to fight the hostile Apaches in an effort to prove his loyalty to his men and the woman he loves.

6.3

MagicScore

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954

Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...

5.5

MagicScore

The Guns of Navarone

1961

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

7.3

MagicScore

Donald's Snow Fight

1942

It's snowed, and Donald Duck is going sledding. Meanwhile, his nephews have built a snowman at the bottom of the hill. Donald aims his sled at their snowman and demolishes it, so the boys get even by including a boulder in the bottom of their next snowman. This means war, so they retreat to opposing snow forts for battle.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971

The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were defeated in 1945; the only problem it's in Jutland. Egon, Benny and Kjeld "appropriate" a car and drives to Jutland along with Kjelds wife and child Yvonne and Borge. They look forward to fooling the the people in Jutland, but of course, things don't go quite as planed. It ends with Benny, Kjeld, Borge and Yvonne sitting in the train back to Copenhagen, were they are overtaken by Egon in his car on the road next to the track. This is the last time the Olsen gang goes to Jutland.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Northwest Passage

1940

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

The Searchers

1956

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2002

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

The Horse Soldiers

1959

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Ulzana's Raid

1972

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

They Came to Cordura

1959

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Hondo

1953

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

The Glory Guys

1965

Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Distant Trumpet?

The top films similar to A Distant Trumpet by MovieMagicScore are She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (6.9), Chuka (6.2), Ravenous (6.8). Each shares western themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Distant Trumpet worth watching?

A Distant Trumpet holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 28 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Distant Trumpet?

A Distant Trumpet (1964) is a western film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring Troy Donahue, Suzanne Pleshette, Diane McBain.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Distant Trumpet?

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About movies like A Distant Trumpet

This ranked list pairs A Distant Trumpet (1964), a western film from Raoul Walsh, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Troy Donahue take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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