Eagle's Wing (1979)

A white trapper steals a white mustang called Eagle Wing from a Kiowa Indian who pursues him to get his horse back.

Director:

Anthony Harvey

Writers:

Michael Syson (story), John Briley (screenplay)

Stars:

Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey Keitel

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Sheen	...	Pike
Sam Waterston	...	White Bull
Harvey Keitel	...	Henry
Stéphane Audran	...	The Widow (as Stephane Audran)
John Castle	...	The Priest
Caroline Langrishe	...	Judith
Jorge Russek	...	Gonzalo
Manuel Ojeda	...	Miguel
Jorge Luke	...	Red Sky
Pedro Damián	...	Jose (as Pedro Damian)
Claudio Brook	...	Sanchez
José Carlos Ruiz	...	Lame Wolf (as Jose Carlos Ruiz)
Farnesio de Bernal	...	The Monk
Cecilia Camacho	...	The Young Girl
Enrique Lucero	...	The Sharman

Storyline

A white trapper steals a white mustang called Eagle Wing from a Kiowa Indian who pursues him to get his horse back.

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Plot Keywords:

trapper | scorpion | indian attack | shot with an arrow | whiskey | 

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Taglines:

The west, the way it really was, before the myths were born.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adlerflügel

Filming Locations:

Durango, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter Shaw Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of the Priest was offered to Trevor Howard .

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Goofs

Pike is seen sleeping on his saddle, then he finds it in the next scene.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Pike: [narration] Long before the myths began, it was primitive... unforgiving - but in that vast, limitless space, man had one ally... the horse.

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Crazy Credits

Enrique Lucero plays an Indian shaman, but the character's name is misspelled in the credits as "The Sharman".

User Reviews

Good stuff, really good stuff...

8+ points for a take on a fresh and probably-kinda-maybe-perhaps-was look into back 'then'. American Indians quite probably stole more than killed (I doubt they were unusually bloodthirsty)...who really knows. Nice slower and somewhat uncommon pursuit... and the way things develop are not patterned which means it has a unique and lovely pace. I found this film to be most interesting. Thankfully not another mindless shoot em up. I thought this film would suck at first, but *wow* I wound up getting wrapped up and being entertained, this is why we have cinema... nice treasure... good job! I have hopes nobody dissects this film. When the entire movie unfolds I experienced many unique twists, impossible to determine what will be next. The characters are entirely human and have either honor or not... passion or not... forgiveness or not. Wound up loving the White Horse, the Indian, Sheen... even the damned desert was great. All good.