Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

Director:

Xavier Koller

Writer:

Darlene Craviotto

Stars:

Adam Beach, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Beach	...	Squanto
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild	...	Mooshawset
Irene Bedard	...	Nakooma
Eric Schweig	...	Epenow
Leroy Peltier	...	Pequod
Michael Gambon	...	Sir George
Nathaniel Parker	...	Thomas Dermer
Alex Norton	...	Harding
Mark Margolis	...	Capt. Hunt
Julian Richings	...	Sir George's Servant
Mandy Patinkin	...	Brother Daniel
Donal Donnelly	...	Brother Paul
Stuart Pankin	...	Brother Timothy
Paul Klementowicz	...	Brother James
Bray Poor	...	Dr. Fuller

Storyline

Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the region's commercial potential for the rich Sir George, who uses all his wealth and influence only for ever greater profit. When it returns, several Indians find themselves captives on board, including Squanto. The arrogant Christians consider themselves utterly superior to the 'heathen savages' and treat them as brutally as they do beasts. Squanto fights a bear in a circus, not understanding how men can be so cruel to that creature either, and manages a spectacular escape, but where must he go? He finds shelter and help in a rural monastery, where it takes his protector some effort to prevent the others considering the unknown as diabolical. In time sir George's men come looking for him most brutally, but he escapes again, now determined to find a ...

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Plot Keywords:

england | escape | tribe | pilgrim | boat | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Great Warrior

Filming Locations:

Louisbourg Harbour, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

$3,337,685 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Sarah Was Ninety Years Old"
Written by Arvo Paert
Courtesy Of ECM Records

User Reviews

Inaccuracy aside, this film teaches

This is not a documentary so I can forgive the time-line inaccuracies. But it does tell a story that is based, at least in part, on a real human being, brave, intelligent, life-loving. To have suffered the loss of dignity through kidnap and slavery and then, when finally returned home, the additional heartache of the fate of not only his family but of his entire tribe, he continued to give of himself, no matter the purpose of his generosity. This movie may not teach history correctly (although it at least tries to include the people who most influenced Squanto), but it DOES teach children values... the value of treating people with dignity; the value of freedom; the value of humanity; that slavery is wrong; that war, even if necessary, is a "last resort." For teaching these things alone I recommend this movie.