---
title: 'The Undefeated (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Wayne'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-undefeated-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065150/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Undefeated (1969)

1969 · 119 min · Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Undefeated is a 1969 American Western and Civil War-era film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson. 
The film portrays events surrounding the French Imperial intervention in Mexico during the 1860s period of the neighboring American Civil War. It is also loosely based on Confederate States Army General Joseph Orville Shelby's factual escape to Mexico after the American Civil War (1861–1865), and his attempt to join with Maximilian I of Mexico's Imperial Mexican forces.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne), [Andrew V. McLaglen](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-v-mclaglen)
- **Screenplay:** [James Lee Barrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lee-barrett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hugo Montenegro](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-montenegro)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier)
- **Editor:** [Robert L. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-simpson)

## Cast

- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [James McEachin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mceachin)
- [Hal Needham](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-needham)
- [Gregg Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-palmer)
- [Richard Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-mulligan)
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson)
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Roman Gabriel](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-gabriel)
- [Dub Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dub-taylor)
- [Carlos Rivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-rivas)
- [Robert Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-donner)
- [Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz-jr)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Juan Enrique García](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-enrique-garcia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-undefeated-1969
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