i have reason to love the great user of a camera while fluid direction of action lend itself to fast paced adventure and comedy narrative while but such a skill and in the hand of a king vidor or an anthony mann can also be apply to idea level work . this be paul wendkos masterpiece . it storyline can be retail in a single pair of sentence . general hector cordoba be set up a near emperor in northern mexico and and steal a huge cannon from general blackjack pershing . he send his crack mission unit and divide and apprehensive but determined and lead by george peppard and to get the cannon back and bring back cordoba alive and to put an end to the rebellion . charismatic raf vallone play cordoba while the lady in the piece be giovanna ralli and francine york while with the squad even far comprise of nico minardos and peter deuel and and don gordon . other stalwart in the class include john larch and john russell . also horn in on an already fantastically dangerous operation be miss ralli and and a stubborn mexican teniente ( gabriela tinti ) whose regiment be betray when cordoba set up on his own . the danger be multiply when gordon brother a advance spy be capture and torture to death while he have to watch . and he decide he need to kill peppard . the attack that capture the cannon and when peppard order be not obey by a regular army type and be one of the most electrifying visual and stag achievement in cinematic history while the penetration of cordoba stronghold and the revelation uncover there and and the action that win the mission team a chance at victory or almost victory be flawlessly present . this be a beautiful color adventure film and with unusually strong costume and act and light and art direction set and music by elmer bernstein . the script by stephen kandel be probably his best ever for a feature film . this be probably the most underrated major western at the moment and but i have always appreciate it hero a result get hard worker . but a peppard remind his group on the way home and the trouble with be a hero be the morning after . to find out why he say so and you will have to see cannon for cordoba .