Rough Riders (TV Miniseries)

1997 · Movie · 184 min. · United States

In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry regiment. The regiment, later known as the Rough Riders, brings together volunteers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. When Roosevelt and his men finally land on Cuba, they face ambush, intense enemy fire, and a desperate, outnumbered charge up a defended hill.

Direction John Milius

Cast Tom Berenger · Sam Elliott · Gary Busey · Brad Johnson · Illeana Douglas · Brian Keith · George Hamilton · R. Lee Ermey · Chris Noth · James Parks · Nick Chinlund · Dale Dye · Geoffrey Lewis · William Katt · Titus Welliver