unlike john ford celebrate cavalry western and there no humor or sentimentality in this film . it show the grim situation and less than stellar personnel that cavalry commander often face . the interplay between sergeant vinson and private mcgurney and and scout pawnee be interesting and incisive . mcgurney show how a miscreant within a unit can be as great a menace a the enemy . the cinematography be excellent and paricularly during rid and water hole sequence . worth look at and especially for western fan interested in the cavalry .