Grayeagle (1977)
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Grayeagle is a barely disguised reworking of John Ford's The Searchers, with Ford stock company alumnus Ben Johnson essaying the John Wayne role, and Lana Wood playing a character not unlike the one portrayed by her sister Natalie in the earlier film. The major difference is that Grayeagle is… More Grayeagle is a barely disguised reworking of John Ford's The Searchers, with Ford stock company alumnus Ben Johnson essaying the John Wayne role, and Lana Wood playing a character not unlike the one portrayed by her sister Natalie in the earlier film. The major difference is that Grayeagle is told largely from the Indians' point of view. Johnson plays John Colter, who devotes his life to tracking down Cheyenne brave Grayeagle (Alex Cord), the kidnapper of his daughter Beth (Lana Wood). One of the new plot wrinkles is the revelation that Cheyenne Chief Running Wolf (Paul Fix), and not Colter, is Beth's real father, so who's rescuing whom from what? Other veteran performers participating in Grayeagle are Jack Elam and Iron Eyes Cody, while producer-director-writer Charles Pierce also shows up in a small role. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles B. Pierce
- Genres
- Western, Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 28, 1977 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The disjointed narrative reduces everything to a mess.
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Cast
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Ben Johnson
as John Colter
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Iron Eyes Cody
as Standing Bear
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Lana Wood
as Beth Colter
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Jack Elam
as Trapper Willis
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Paul Fix
as Running Wolf
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Alex Cord
as Grayeagle
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Jacob Daniels
as Scar
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Jimmy Clem
as Abe Stoud
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Charles B. Pierce
as Bugler
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Blackie Wetzell
as Medicine Man
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Cindy Butler
as Ida Colter
