Review of Flaming Star (1960) by Brad W — 06 Jan 2009

Not bad for a mostly serious Elvis movie.

This review of Flaming Star (1960) was written by Brad W on 06 Jan 2009.

Flaming Star has generally received positive reviews.

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By Bryan W (959) on 27 Aug 2008

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By Private U (13,627) on 24 Feb 2009

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By Blake French (136) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 01 Aug 2009

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By John D (2,323) on 28 Nov 2011

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By Ashley H (2,345) on 02 May 2010

Flaming Star is one of Elvis Presley's best films. Don Segal did a good job directing this film…

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By Kelly D (215) on 10 Feb 2007

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By Lone W (168) on 02 Sep 2007

I watched this a few weeks ago and I thought that it was a pretty good movie with a good stroy line I think its one of the best movies he made…

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