[2] Synopsis Two Flags West. Two Flags West is just a fair western, despite its big cast and handsome settings. With Joseph Cotten, Linda Darnell, Jeff Chandler, Cornel Wilde. Forced by circumstances,Confederate POWs and Union soldiers join forces against Indians but old animosities resurface during their fragile alliance. TWO FLAGS WEST (1950) is an excellent western about Confederate prisoners during the Civil War who are recruited to join a U.S. Army cavalry unit in New Mexico to fight Indians. Two Flags West is a wee favourite western of mine,this blu-ray is very good picture quality,with a very easy menu ,English audio with removeable subtitles,all in all this is a very good blu-ray,great price from Spain,most definitely RECOMMENDED. Get DIRECTV 1-888-777-2454 . Watch Two Flags West starring Joseph Cotten in this Western on DIRECTV. My Account. Two Flags West was shot on location in New Mexico at San Ildefonso Pueblo, a small community of Tewa Indians about twenty miles out of Santa Fe, and Wise and cinematographer Leon Shamroy made dramatic use of the locations. Log in. 1950; 1 HR 32 MIN; NR; During the Civil War, Cotten is the leader of a band of Confederate prisoners in a Northern camp. Colonel Clay Tucker (Joseph Cotten) is one of several Confederate prisoners who agree to fight alongside Union soldiers against the Indians in New Mexico.Tucker's Union commander Kenniston (Jeff Chandler) despises all "Johnny Rebs," holding them responsible for the death of his brother. Forced by circumstances,Confederate POWs and Union soldiers join forces against Indians but old animosities resurface during their fragile alliance. Two Flags West Joseph Cotten Linda Darnell Jeff Chandler (1950) A captured Rebel colonel (Joseph Cotten) and his men are posted at a Union commander's (Jeff Chandler) fort in Indian country. Cheers Guys,D.Cairns. Directed by Robert Wise. A captured Rebel colonel (Joseph Cotten) and his men are posted at a Union commander's (Jeff Chandler) fort in Indian country. Two Flags West is set in the waning days of the Civil War. Dale Robertson - Two Flags West (1950). Two Flags West was one of a wave of Civil War reconciliation-themed Westerns in the 1950s, in which soldiers from North and South combine against a common foe, that included Rocky Mountain (1950), The Last Outpost (1951), Escape from Fort Bravo (1953), and Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957). TMDb Score. Two Flags West is an outstandingly good film, probably Joseph Cotten’s best Western performance and with Linda Darnell also very fine. Original 8 x 10 printed in a 8 1/2 X 11 white semi-gloss paper - top quality image. All of the elements for greatness are there, but the whole thing stumbles into a muddy plot. p0xvdtpa0001; Submit search. Two Flags West Cast and Crew "UNFURLS THE BANNER TO HIGH ADVENTURE!" It's available to watch. 52.