
The Indian Fighter (1955)
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- 1h 28min
- Drama, Western
- 1956 (Italy)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Kirk Douglas | ... |
Johnny Hawks
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Elsa Martinelli | ... |
Onahti
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Walter Matthau | ... |
Wes Todd
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Diana Douglas | ... |
Susan Rogers
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Walter Abel | ... |
Captain Trask
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Lon Chaney Jr. | ... |
Chivington
(as Lon Chaney)
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Eduard Franz | ... |
Red Cloud
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Alan Hale Jr. | ... |
Will Crabtree
(as Alan Hale)
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Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Briggs
(as Elisha Cook)
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Ray Teal | ... |
Morgan
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Frank Cady | ... |
Trader Joe
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Michael Winkelman | ... |
Tommy Rogers
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William Phipps | ... |
Lt. Blake
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Harry Landers | ... |
Grey Wolf / Captain Trask Attaché
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Hank Worden | ... |
Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
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Lane Chandler | ... |
Head Settler (uncredited)
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Robert 'Buzz' Henry | ... |
Lt. Shaeffer (uncredited)
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Directed by
André De Toth | ... | (as Andre de Toth) |
Written by
Robert L. Richards | ... | (story) (as Ben Kadish) |
Frank Davis | ... | (screenplay) and |
Ben Hecht | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Kirk Douglas | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Samuel P. Norton | ... | associate producer |
William Schorr | ... | producer |
Music by
Franz Waxman |
Cinematography by
Wilfrid M. Cline | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Richard Cahoon |
Art Direction by
Wiard Ihnen |
Makeup Department
Lynn F. Reynolds | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Frank Mattison | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Connors Jr. | ... | assistant director |
Jack Voglin | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Joe Edmondson | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
Dave Koehler | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bob Folkerson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ted V. Mikels | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Norm Taylor | ... | stunts: Indian (uncredited) |
Bill Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Anne Douglas | ... | casting supervisor (as Anne Buydens) |
Music Department
Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1956) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1956) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1956) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1962) (United States) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scn)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen)
- Research Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Ocean (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- FS Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Media (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Fukkoku Cinema Library (2019) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2012) (Spain)
- Opção (Brazil) (VHS)
- Paramount Channel (2022) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1979) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bend Chamber of Commerce (filmed with the cooperation of)
- MGM Home Entertainment (VHS package design)
- United States Forest Service (filmed with the cooperation of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Johnny Hawks, a former Indian fighter, returns to the West after the Civil War. He reacquaints himself with the Indian band led by Red Cloud. Red Cloud's beautiful daughter has now grown into womanhood... Unscrupulous whisky traders are after the gold on Indian land. Hawks averts serious bloodshed by convincing Red Cloud to make a treaty... Hawks leads an Oregon-bound wagon train through Indian territory. When he slips away to see the chief's daughter, trouble between braves and whisky traders flares up anew, putting the wagon train and the nearby fort in peril... Written by David Woodfield |
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Taglines | The Indian Fighter and the Girl...a love as fierce as a fire arrow! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Kirk Douglas did most of his own horseback riding and, at one point, broke his nose attempting a stunt that called for him to make his horse fall. Instead of leaning back in the saddle when yanking the horse's head around to the side, Douglas leaned forward and took the full force of the horse's heavy head right in the face. When stunts were called for Bill Williams was Douglas' stunt double, and "was an excellent rider [he was later killed doing a stunt for The Hallelujah Trail (1965)], and in silhouette looked a lot like me." See more » |
Goofs | Right before the Indians tie Todd to the tree with the intention of burning him, he's having a conversation with Johnny. During this conversation, Johnny's left arm repeatedly changes positions, from being stretched out against the tree, to holding his hat in front of him and back to stretched out against the tree. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958). See more » |
Quotes |
Grey Wolf:
There can be no friendship between Red Man and White. The fight is to the end. Ride back to your people. There is no room for you here. Johnny Hawks: You've grown a big mouth since I saw you last, Grey Wolf, but I didn't come here to talk to a big mouth. I've come to talk to a big man. See more » |