Apache (1954)
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78% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(7,087 ratings)
Apache was based on Paul I. Wellman's novel Broncho Apache, which in turn was inspired by a true story. Burt Lancaster plays Massai, a lieutenant of the great Apache warrior Geronimo (here depicted as an old man, played by Monte Blue). Though his tribe has signed surrender terms with the… More Apache was based on Paul I. Wellman's novel Broncho Apache, which in turn was inspired by a true story. Burt Lancaster plays Massai, a lieutenant of the great Apache warrior Geronimo (here depicted as an old man, played by Monte Blue). Though his tribe has signed surrender terms with the conquering whites, Massai refuses to do so. He escapes from a prison train and conducts a one-man war against the white intruders-and against some of his own people. Along the way, he claims Nalinle (Jean Peters), whom he previously regarded as a traitor to his cause, as his wife. John McIntire plays famed Indian scout Al Sieber, who-in this film, if not in real life-is sympathetic to the Indians' plight and Massai's single-purposed cause. The real-life counterpart to Massai was killed by Sieber's minions after agreeing to call off the hostilies; United Artists objected to this, forcing producer/star Burt Lancaster to shoot an unconvincingly happy ending. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Aldrich
- Written By
- James R. Webb
- Genres
- Western, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1954 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
The radicalized howl to Broken Arrow's amenable mewl
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Emanuel Levy, Screendaily
Burt Lancaster joins a long line of white actors who played native Americans in this brutal Western, directed by the young Robert Aldrich, who was forced to change the ending.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Colorful and rousing.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... not a total success, but overcomes its leaden storytelling by being muscular and accepting of the Apache culture without being patronizing.
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Massai
- Jean Petersc
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John McIntire
as Al Sieber
- Charles Bronson
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John Dehner
as Weddle
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Jean Peters
as Nalinle
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Charles Buchinsky
as Hondo
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Santos
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Ian MacDonald
as Glagg
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Walter Sande
as Lt. Col. Beck
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Morris Ankrum
as Dawson
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Monte Blue
as Geronimo
