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Overview

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6.8/10   1,614 votes
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Director:
Ralph Nelson
Writers:
Theodore V. Olsen (novel)
John Gay (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 October 1970 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Romance | Western more
Tagline:
The most savage film in history! more
Plot:
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
An unforgettable variation on the theme "How the West was won". more (51 total)

Cast

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Candice Bergen ... Kathy Maribel Lee, 'Cresta'

Peter Strauss ... Honus Gent

Donald Pleasence ... Isaac Q. Cumber
John Anderson ... Col. Iverson
Jorge Rivero ... Spotted Wolf
Dana Elcar ... Capt. Battles
Bob Carraway ... Lt. McNair
Martin West ... Lt. Spingarn
James Hampton ... Pvt. Menzies
Mort Mills ... Sgt. O'Hearn
Jorge Russek ... Running Fox
Aurora Clavel ... Indian woman (as Aurora Clavell)
Ralph Nelson ... Agent Long (as Alf Elson)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence including a rape, and some nudity.
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Runtime:
Argentina:115 min | UK:114 min (cut version) | USA:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:PG (edited for re-rating) (1974) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:18 | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Australia:M (censored) | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:16 | UK:X (cut) | USA:R (original rating) | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Mexico
Company:
AVCO Embassy Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In order to recreate the gory Sand Creek massacre of Cheyenne Indians, director Ralph Nelson sought the services of orphaned amputees. Various prosthetic limbs were affixed to missing body parts of these amputees, and then, in one of the most blood-and-guts sequences in film history, these "limbs" were mercilessly hacked off as the cameras rolled. more
Quotes:
Col. Iverson: [to Lt McNair] 'McNair! Raze the village! Burn this... pestilence!' more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV) more
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17 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
An unforgettable variation on the theme "How the West was won"., 3 August 2000
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Author: tonyb-11 (tony@twics.com) from Tokyo

I cannot describe the impact that this film had on me. The warmth of the relationship that slowly develops between Honus and Cresta leaves you totally unprepared for the violence of the attack on the Cheyenne village and the scene hits you like a ton of bricks. I saw this film (in Europe) with my ex-wife and none of us could speak a word until we arrived back home, some 30 minutes after the film ended. An interesting variation to "How the West was Won" that I will never forget,

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