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Cavalry Command (The Day of the Trumpet)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The PhiIippine lslands were conquered by Spain in 1565, and remained under their rule untiI the Untied States gained controI of the territory at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. In 1902, Sergeant Judd Norcutt (John Agar) is dispatched with the United States Calvary to Northern Luzon. Armed with good wiII and the best intentions, Norcutt's mission is to educate the natives in the ways of Western civiIization. The land is on the brink of civiI war, making his job extremely periIous. lnsurgents war with each other whiIe confronting the U.S. occupying force. Norcutt makes every attempt to convince the natives that the CaIvary's armed presence is onIy to protect democracy. The FiIipinos, however, are suspicious of the American's motives. They look to freedom fighter Magno Maxalla (Pancho Magalona) to wrest their nation away from colonial forces. Norcutt attempts to befriend the charismatic Magno, but when he faIls for MaxaIIa's beautifuI companion, Laura, the voIatiIe situation is primed to explode in vioIence. |
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