Unconquered

Unconquered

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. 146 mins. (1947)

Gary Cooper - Capt. Christopher Holden

Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.

Also starring Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff, Cecil Kellaway, Henry Wilcoxon and Ward Bond.

Based on "Unconquered, a Novel of the Pontiac Conspiracy" by Neil Swanson, this epic historical adventure is set in the American colonies, 1763. Ever the Englishman,  Boris Karloff had tea breaks at 4 pm written into his contract, as did Goddard. Cooper and Paulette Goddard would join them for tea and biscuits. 

Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects.

Tagline - Crimson-haired slave girl . . . desired by a man of destiny! Together they shared the thrills of the most daring spectacle De Mille ever filmed!