Rough Riders - Opening Credits
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2009
- To the American citizen soldier
Who answered the call
Climbed the hill
Paid the price
And never let us down
There are only a handful of war movies and/or historical films that portray the men that fight battles realistically, and two of them - both "starring" Theodore Roosevelt ("The Wind and the Lion" and "Rough Riders") - are by John Milius. "Rough Riders" is an unforgettable film on the events of the Spanish-American War and it is too bad that more movies cannot be like this or like films such as "Zulu", "Gettysburg", or "The Longest Day".
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The opening sequence shows Henry Nash (Brad Johnson), an aging veteran of Teddy Roosevelt's (Tom Berenger's) 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, reminiscing about the Spanish-American War 22 years afterwards, as the credits run, as Peter Bernstein's rousing theme starts, and as we prepare to go back in time... (The theme by Elmer Bernstein's son, held "in abeyance" during the first couple of minutes, really takes off at around 2:46...)
"I miss you, boys. S'been more that twenty years. My God, we were young! Well, it was a young country then - full of promise and hope. Anything was possible if... if you were an American..."
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I cry every time this movie comes on. It is by far one of my absolute favorites in this whole world! Thank God for all that those men did for us!
My great grandad was a doctor in Teddy Roosevlt's roughriders - He had also been in the Indian Wars. He never learnt to ride and died in the cubaln campaign aged 82 - of old age
steve davies, when I was a kid, my grandmother used to talk about her memories of the Spanish American War.
That moment at 3:51 when the music picks up and Uncle Sam's image comes on sends a tingle up the spine. So good.
Anything was possible...if you were an American!
Still is,
And will be forever.
Love the way John Milius uses the old newspapers in this movie. Obviously the newspapers and Randolph Hearst were huge in sparking the war, so it only makes sense that he would include them.
Like the film charge of the light brigade with the politics cartoon animation.
Helps explain the political situation well!
my great grandad was a LT in TEDDY ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDER'S i still have the last thing he held a leader passed down the family sense then one of my favorit lines he said is ""ANY AMERICAN MAN WOULD GIVE AN ARM TO SEE THIS"" i tip my hat to him and all the that fell with him on cettal hill
Honor to all these brave soldiers of both races.
men of both colors fought for America. that should be enough to realize that we all ride together. never let anyone tell you different. never allow division to take hold. teach your children to read history.
It was when they came back it was the problem.
RIP Brad Johnson....
@lottabottle05
It's the theme music that Elmer Bernstein's son, Peter, composed specially for this film (it starts slow, for about a minute, then really takes off)…
Also do a UA-cam search for:
"Rough Riders" Garryowen
4:04 - the way the music cues whenever Sam Elliott's name comes on the screen is just plain epic. Was this intentional? If not, what a great random element
Rest in peace Brad Johnson
Lets not forget the 10 Calvary who covered the Rough Riders with supressing fire and went up the same hill.
Shown in the film.
@@williamlydon2554 Exactly
No need to mention it, we saw them in the film
Very good film.
So moving an experience this movie was for me
Miss those turner made movies! Too bad we couldn't get the third part made after
gods & generals!🤔
Jman👀
A stirring transition into Elmer Bernstein's G Troop theme at around 3:45 ... FANTASTIC! I really love this opening. But if I'm not mistaken, this particular arrangement is not on the CD. I think you'd have to record "Patriots and Outlaws" and then merge it with the last part of "Training G Troop" to get a similar effect.
You're right. The opening's music is more stirring than just the "Rough Riders Theme." Great movie. Funny, it was produced by Larry Levinson who produced many of the Hallmark movies of the late 90's into about 2010.
Is that video of the USS Maine real footage?
It’s footage from the 1976 movie “Shout at the Devil” starring Lee Marvin and Roger Moore. The movie takes place in East Africa in the days before and during WW I. The plot centers on destroying a German Battleship called the Blucher.
@1967mustanggta
It could be that all of the drama and music is about America's first war of imperialism started under false pretenses (like others I could name).
The Cubans were pretty happy to see us.
The Maine probably did explode due to coal dust igniting but there was a lot of push to go to war from a lot of different areas
Unfortunately, Teddy Roosevelt was a British tool.
@@antepavelic5694 stupidity since anyone that ever took a good look at Teddy knows he was no ones tool