Winterhawk (1975)

The tribe of Chief Winterhawk are ill. His friend trapper Guthrie suggests to ask the white men in a near village for help - but they kill Winterhawk's companion...

Director:

Charles B. Pierce

Writers:

Charles B. Pierce, Earl E. Smith (narration written by),

Stars:

Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leif Erickson	...	Guthrie
Woody Strode	...	Big Rude
Denver Pyle	...	Arkansas
L.Q. Jones	...	Gates
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Finley
Seamon Glass	...	Big Smith
Dennis Fimple	...	Scoby
Arthur Hunnicutt	...	McClusky
Dawn Wells	...	Clayanna / Narrator
Chuck Pierce Jr.	...	Cotton
Jimmy Clem	...	Little Smith
Sacheen Littlefeather	...	Pale Flower
Gilbert Lucero	...	Crow
Ace Powell	...	Red Calf
Michael Dante	...	Winterhawk

Storyline

The tribe of Chief Winterhawk are ill. His friend trapper Guthrie suggests to ask the white men in a near village for help - but they kill Winterhawk's companion...

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | native american | independent film

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Taglines:

Before the West ever saw the American Cowboy...Winterhawk had become a Blackfoot legend.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 1976 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Le faucon blanc

Filming Locations:

Montana, USA

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 837,657 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Charles B. Pierce Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Brian Shaw, the owner of the Edmonton Oil Kings moved his junior hockey team to Portland, Oregon, he named the team the "Winter Hawks" after this film. In order to save money, the team bought used jerseys from the Chicago Blackhawks, which is why the Portland Winter Hawks continue to have jerseys that are similar to the NHL Blackhawks.

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Connections

References The Searchers (1956)

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Soundtracks

"Winterhawk"
Music by Lee Holdridge
Lyrics by Earl E. Smith

User Reviews

Love The Scenery

Love the scenery, cuz it is in our backyard!!! It was also cut down from the three hour epic that Charles Pierce wanted to make, as we have looked for lots of our friends who were extras is various scenes and they did not make it into the final 98 minutes.

The film also had a sizable budget for that period of time, so I think the issue is more related to the parts that landed on the cutting room floor.

Michael Dante was also extremely arrogant and was hard to work around. Dawn Wells was very nice, as was Denver Pyle who loved the Flathead Valley.