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Sex & Nudity

  • A woman wears a very low-cut dress while entertaining the soldiers. She bends forward multiple times, displaying ample views of her cleavage. One of these times, she's offering chicken from a platter and asks a soldier if he prefers breasts or legs while her breasts are right above the chicken. The soldiers look at each other, recognizing the innuendo.

Violence & Gore

  • Some battle scenes. Not too violent.
  • A platoon of cavalrymen are killed in an ambush.
  • A wounded soldier gets his leg amputated. No blood.
  • Soldiers destroy a train station and and burn the ruins.
  • Two guys have a brief fistfight.
  • A bridge is blown up.
  • A soldier takes an enemy drummer boy prisoner and gives him a spanking.

Profanity

  • When he smashes his liqour glass into the rest of the liqour glasses at the hotel's bar, John Marlowe says "F**kit!.
  • A few Hell, Damns, and Gods are used.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Heavy drinking - Wayne's character is an alcoholic. Pervasive smoking and use of other tobacco products throughout the movie.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A battalion of military school student, mostly teenage boys, attack Wayne's men and force them to retreat.
  • A woman is shot to death.

Profanity

  • When thanked by Major Gray for the opportunity to lead the climatic charge (which dosen't actually happen), John Marlowe exclaims "Shit!".

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