Texas Across the River (1966): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Texas Across the River in Persian?

Texas Across the River streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with a Persian dub and with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1966 comedy film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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A Louisiana society wedding derails into a chase across the Mexican border in this 1966 comic Western pairing Dean Martin with French star Alain Delon.

What is Texas Across the River about?

Phoebe Ann Naylor's wedding to the aristocratic Don Andrea de Baldasar collapses when the cavalry intervenes over a point of honor, sending the groom fleeing across the river into Texas. There he falls in with Sam Hollis and Sam's Comanche companion Kronk, a pair of gun-running hustlers already juggling their own troubles with the law and each other. What starts as an escape from an interrupted ceremony turns into a loose, episodic road picture built around swindles, shootouts, and the culture clash between a European aristocrat and the rough company he keeps on the frontier. The film leans on physical comedy and mismatched-partner banter rather than a tightly plotted Western structure, treating the border crossing as a licence for one set piece after another.

About the cast

Dean Martin anchors the film as Sam Hollis, working the same wry, unhurried comic persona that carried much of his 1960s output, while Alain Delon brings a fish-out-of-water elegance to Don Andrea that plays off Martin's looseness. Rosemary Forsyth appears as the bride whose wedding sets the plot in motion, and Joey Bishop rounds out the cast as Kronk. The pairing of an American star known for genre pictures with one of European cinema's most recognizable leading men was part of the film's original selling point.

Context & significance

Directed by Michael Gordon, Texas Across the River arrived in 1966 as part of a run of star-driven comic Westerns that treated the genre as a frame for banter and set pieces rather than a straight adventure. Delon's presence reflects a period when Hollywood studios regularly imported major European actors into American productions aimed at a wide audience, a pattern that made stars like him familiar to viewers well beyond their home industries. The film sits alongside other mid-1960s comic Westerns that softened the genre's traditional grimness in favor of a lighter, more farcical tone.

Watching Texas Across the River on Ktime

Texas Across the River streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, both included for viewers who prefer to watch in Farsi. The catalogue entry and full page are free to browse without an account; watching the film itself just needs a free K-Time login, no payment involved. K-Time's interface and support are built around Persian-speaking audiences, so subtitle and dub options are easy to find and switch between.

Cast & crew

Texas Across the River is a 1966 comedy film from United States of America. It was directed by Michael Gordon. The cast is led by Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth. It runs 101 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Michael Gordon

Cast

Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth, Joey Bishop, Tina Aumont, Peter Graves, Michael Ansara, Linden Chiles

Country

United States of America

Year

1966

Runtime

101 min

Genre

Comedy, Western

Frequently asked questions

When was Texas Across the River released?

It was released in 1966, directed by Michael Gordon.

Who stars in Texas Across the River?

Dean Martin and Alain Delon lead the cast, with Rosemary Forsyth and Joey Bishop in supporting roles.

Is Texas Across the River available with Persian dubbing?

Yes, K-Time offers the film with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles.

What genre is Texas Across the River?

It is a comedy Western, blending frontier adventure with broad comic set pieces.

What year was Texas Across the River made?

Texas Across the River was released in 1966 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.