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5.6/10   153 votes
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Director:
Earl Bellamy
Writers:
Douglas C. Stewart (written by) &
Eleanor Lamb (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
December 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Western more
Tagline:
A young boy, lost and alone in a desert wilderness, chased by Indians. [video cover]
Plot:
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues... more | add synopsis
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User Reviews:
A Sentimental Tale of Family Devotion more (16 total)

Cast

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Richard Boone ... Russian
Stewart Petersen ... Sam Sutter

Henry Wilcoxon ... Cut Tongue / Narrator
Clint Ritchie ... John Sutter

Shannon Farnon ... Molly Sutter
Jewel Blanch ... Charlotte Sutter
Brenda Venus ... Ashkea
Geoffrey Land ... Temkai
Gordon Hanson ... Chief Shumeki
Vince St. Cyr ... Cheyenne Chief Shokobob
Margaret Willey ... Old Hag
Norman Walke ... Milt Adams
George Dale ... Bob
Bar Killer ... B'ar Killer (as B'AR Killer)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:G
Filming Locations:
Castle Valley, Moab, Utah, USA more
Company:
Feature Films for Families more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Russian: You know, I had a boy like you once. He was as ugly as dirt... took after his ma. I ended up having to slit his throat. more
Soundtrack:
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A Sentimental Tale of Family Devotion, 2 May 2005
5/10
Author: Pooua from Texas

I watched this movie on TV so many years ago that I cannot now be certain of all the details, such as how many times I have seen it. I still remember the theme song (that's how I found the movie, again, on IMDb).

There is nothing profound in this movie, but it is a respectable (if slightly cheesy) story about family devotion as a boy transforms into a young man. An Indian (sorry, Native American), sees the boy's sister rising from her bath in a creek, and kidnaps her. That's about as much nudity as this movie contains (we only get obscure views), which is the reason that I mention it specifically. The boy spends most of the rest of the movie trying to rescue his sister, aided only by a crotchety, old drunk, a task that overwhelms both of them. Someone must die, and the brother is determined to rescue his sister, even at the cost of his own life.

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