Candice Bergen, Dana Elcar, Donald Pleasence

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose...( read more  read more... ) sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta, and his disgust for her anti-American beliefs. They reach the cavalry campsite on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village, where Honus will learn which side has really been telling him the truth.

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R, 112 min

Directed by: Ralph Nelson

Release Date: January 1, 1970

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DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006

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  • October 29, 2009
    A notorious and very violent western that is well acted by a good cast.
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • February 14, 2008
    Dark & brave tale of Indian genocide
  • January 8, 2008
    The first of the truly honest 'Indian' movies - a genre which has been portrayed in the most inaccurate fashion until this film. It porttrays a history we should learn from instead of hide from because of it's unpleasant subject matter. Bravo!
  • September 7, 2007
    How the west was really won, This is a good movie that is quite sweet and funny in places and then shows the disgusting brutality of the
    military's finest.
  • August 18, 2007
    this is a very good movie!
  • June 13, 2007
    Great film...watched this years ago and always end up watching it when its on the telly. Bit brutal at times but true to fact. worth a watch

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