Flaming Star (1960)
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90% of critics liked it
(10 reviews) -
69% of users liked it
(5,014 ratings)
Tensely directed by Don Siegel, Flaming Star is the grittiest of Elvis Presley's post-Army films. Elvis plays Pacer Burton, a half-breed youth in the old West, torn between loyalty to the whites, as represented by his father (John McIntyre), and the Indians, represented by his mother (Dolores… More Tensely directed by Don Siegel, Flaming Star is the grittiest of Elvis Presley's post-Army films. Elvis plays Pacer Burton, a half-breed youth in the old West, torn between loyalty to the whites, as represented by his father (John McIntyre), and the Indians, represented by his mother (Dolores Del Rio). A series of brutal Kiowa raids, and the subsequent reprisals by the white settlers, sorely test Pacer's fortitude. Though offered moral support from his loved ones, Pacer is forced to work things out himself. The film was based on a novel by Clair Huffaker. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Siegel
- Written By
- Clair Huffaker, Nunnally Johnson
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
The filmmaking may be a little ramshackle, but it's sensitive, and the performances are soulful.
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Blake French, Filmcritic.com
...proves that Elvis didn't just get lucky with his first performance; the boy could actually act.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Famed action director Don Siegel saw an element of raw danger in Elvis and gave him his very best role in this excellent quasi-Western.
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Sean Axmaker, MSN.com
Less an "Elvis film" than a western starring young Presley in a surprisingly well cast role, this lean frontier drama... offers one of his most impressive performances.
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Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Elvis' best performance, in a solid Don Siegel Western
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Cast
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Elvis Presley
as Pacer Burton
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Steve Forrest
as Clint Burton
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Barbara Eden
as Roslyn Pierce
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Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta
as Buffalo Horn
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Dolores Del Rio
as Neddy Burton
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John McIntire
as Sam Burton
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Karl Swenson
as Dred Pierce
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Richard Jaeckel
as Angus Pierce
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Ford Rainey
as Doc Phillips
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Anne Benton
as Dorothy Howard
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L.Q. Jones
as Tom Howard
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Douglas Dick
as Will Howard
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Tom Reese
as Jute
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Marian Goldina
as Ph' Sha Knay
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Monte Burkhart
as Ben Ford
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Ted Jacques
as Hornsby
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Perry Lopez
as Two Moons
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Henry Amargo
as Brave (uncredited)
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Barbara Beaird
as Dottie Phillips
- Joe Brooks
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Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Phillips
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Rodd Redwing
as Indian Brave
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The Jordanaires
as Vocal Accompaniment
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Ray Beltram
as Indian
- Guy Way
- Tom Allen
- Rodolfo Acosta
