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5 September 1957 (USA) morePlot:
A Rebel vet, O'Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomatox. O'Meara travels west and after escaping from... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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When the arrow hits the ground, start running! more (11 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rod Steiger | ... | Pvt. O'Meara | |
| Sara Montiel | ... | Yellow Moccasin (as Sarita Montiel) | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Capt. Clark | |
| Ralph Meeker | ... | Lt. Driscoll | |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Walking Coyote | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Blue Buffalo | |
| Olive Carey | ... | Mrs. O'Meara | |
| H.M. Wynant | ... | Crazy Wolf | |
| Neyle Morrow | ... | Lt. Stockwell | |
| Frank DeKova | ... | Red Cloud | |
| Tim McCoy | ... | Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy) | |
| Stuart Randall | ... | Col. Taylor | |
| Frank Warner | ... | Banjo Playing Singer | |
| Billy Miller | ... | Silent Tongue | |
| Chuck Hayward | ... | Corporal with Saddle |
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2.00 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Filming Locations:
St. George, Utah, USAFun Stuff
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The first film to use squibs to simulate realistic bullet impacts. moreQuotes:
Walking Coyote: I coulda been a chief.Pvt. O'Meara, 6th Virginia Volunteers Sharpshooter: Oh yeah? How come you're not a chief now?
Walking Coyote: Eh, I got no stomach for politics.
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When Samuel Fuller convinced R.K.O. to make this film they wanted Gary Cooper for the main role. Fuller stated that he wanted a loser, not a hero. Rod Steiger was chosen but Fuller had quite a hard time with him, because Steiger wanted to do the scenes his way. It was quite a battle of personalities. Steiger is a confederate soldier with an Irish accent, who cannot conform to the fact that he lost the war. A man tells him that many like him have gone to South America, but Steiger decides to stay and joins the Sioux, thinking that because they have a common enemy, they are alike. He marries Sarita Montiel,who did not speak much English, so they had to use Angie Dickinson's voice in all her scenes. The Sioux chief is Charles Bronson. Through the film we see the interesting ceremony of the "run of the arrow" a couple of times. The film end abruptly, even though it shows very well its story and the conflicting feelings of Steiger. It could have been a budget cut, but considering Fuller's constant search for originality, both factors counted.