The Jayhawkers!
Against the background of a turbulent era when Civil War was a flaming cloud on history's horizon . . A TREMENDOUS MOTION PICTURE!
Directed by Melvin Frank
Produced by Paramount Pictures
A mid-century Western action film set against pre-Civil War Kansas, pitting a rebel visionary against military authority in a conflict-driven narrative.
Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republic of Kansas but the military governor sends an ex-raider to capture Darcy.
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Like The Jayhawkers!, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
