Colt, The
Platinum (2005)
Action, Adventure
In Collection
#2926
0*
Seen ItYes
096009413798
  6.9
1 hr 30 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Steve Bacic Sgt. Longacre
Darcy Belsher Tom Covington
Scott Heindl Lt. Hutton
Matthew Currie Holmes Stanton
Peter LaCroix Captain Thorndale
Bill MacDonald Sgt. Woodruff
Ryan Merriman Jim Rabb
Haig Sutherland
Colby Johannson Cleary
Anthony Gerbrandt Switters
Aidan Drummond Henry
Philip Granger Leander Calloway
Richard Kahan Isaac Silsbee
Chad Krowchuk Ferris
Megan Leitch Lucy Calloway
William MacDonald Sgt. Woodruff
Director
Yelena Lanskaya
Mikhail Sholokhov
Producer Matthew O'Connor
Robert Halmi Sr.
Writer Stephen Harrigan
Mikhail Sholokhov


THE COLT, a Hallmark Entertainment film, is a touching and searing indictment against war of any kind. The Civil War stands as an atrocity in our American History and the filmmakers focus on the tragedy of war instead of its battles, although there a couple of tense battle sequences. Whether it's historically accurate or not, the script is human, and you'll need hankies on several occasions. Ryan Merriman (Ring 2) stars as Jim Rapp, a young Union soldier who sees his brother die, and becomes the champion for a colt born during one of the battles. The colt becomes both a nuisance and a sort of mystic charm to the soldiers and although he is initially ordered to kill the colt, fate steps in and he is allowed to keep it. Merriman is marvelous in displaying the youthful naivete of a Michigan farmboy suddenly finding himself a soldier and in one effectively touching scene, he tells a wonderful and kind Virginia family about his homeland and can't finish without bursting into tears. This moment alone is gripping and extremely moving. Another particularly emotional moment comes when Merriman shoots a Rebel who has stolen the colt. Knowing he is going to die, the Reb asks Jim to stay with him so he won't die alone and to bury him so the wild hogs won't feast on him. The rest of the cast of unknowns is very good, especially Steve Bacic as Sgt. Longacre who is afraid to admit he wants to be home with his wife and daughter. The movie is very human and only its tragic ending is a little depressing. I liked this movie a lot and highly recommend it
Edition Details
Release Date 9/27/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles Dutch
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
The Making Of The Colt