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The Unforgiven (1960)

APPROVED 125 min  -  Drama | Romance | Western  -   6 April 1960 (USA)
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The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiawa tribe.

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

Ben Maddow (screenplay), Alan Le May (novel)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Burt Lancaster ...
Audrey Hepburn ...
Audie Murphy Audie Murphy ...
Cash Zachary
John Saxon ...
Johnny Portugal
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford ...
Lillian Gish ...
Mattilda Zachary
Albert Salmi Albert Salmi ...
Charlie Rawlins
Joseph Wiseman ...
Abe Kelsey
June Walker June Walker ...
Hagar Rawlins
Kipp Hamilton Kipp Hamilton ...
Georgia Rawlins
Arnold Merritt Arnold Merritt ...
Jude Rawlins
Doug McClure ...
Andy Zachary
Carlos Rivas Carlos Rivas ...
Lost Bird
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Storyline

Odd Western about racial intolerance focuses around Kiowa claim that the Zachary daughter is one of their own, stolen in a raid. The dispute results in other whites' turning their backs on the Zacharys when the truth is revealed by Mother. Murphy plays Cash, the hotheaded brother who reacts violently to learning his "sister" is a "red-hide Indian." He leaves the family but returns to help them fight off an Indian raid during which Hepburn kills her Kiowa brother, thus choosing sides once and for all. Written by <rita.richardson@arch2.nara.gov>  

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Taglines:

A NEW TRIUMPH FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER JOHN HUSTON (original ad - all caps)

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Denen man nicht vergibt See more »

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

James Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Unforgiven" was Audrey Hepburn's only Western. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Ben goes out with his brother Cash to find Abe Kelsey, he is not wearing neckerchief. Later in the country, when he dismounts, he is using a neckerchief. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[yelling at a cow eating grass growing on the Zachary family's roof]
Rachel Zachary: Shoo now! Shoo! Ain't you got no better manners than to eat at the top of a house?
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Connections

Referenced in "The John Larroquette Show: The Unforgiven (#1.5)" (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Turkey in the Straw"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played after the lunch of the Zacharys and the Rawlins families See more »