Into the West (2005– )

Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.

Stars:

Joseph M. Marshall, Irene Bedard, Gil Birmingham

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joseph M. Marshall	...	Old Indian (6 episodes, 2005)
Irene Bedard	...	Margaret Light Shines Wheeler (4 episodes, 2005)
Gil Birmingham	...	Older Dog Star (4 episodes, 2005)
John Terry	...	Older Jacob Wheeler (4 episodes, 2005)
Ricardo Andres	...	Artillery Major (4 episodes, 2005)
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Thunder Heart Woman (3 episodes, 2005)
Tyler Christopher	...	Jacob Wheeler Jr. (3 episodes, 2005)
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Clara Wheeler (3 episodes, 2005)
Zahn McClarnon	...	Running Fox (3 episodes, 2005)
Sheila Tousey	...	Older Thunderheart Woman (3 episodes, 2005)
Russell Means	...	Older Running Fox (3 episodes, 2005)
Matthew Settle	...	Jacob Wheeler (3 episodes, 2005)
Michael Spears	...	Dog Star (3 episodes, 2005)
Skeet Ulrich	...	Jethro Wheeler (3 episodes, 2005)
Raoul Trujillo	...	Red Cloud (3 episodes, 2005)
David Midthunder	...	White Crow (3 episodes, 2005)
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse	...	Sleeping Bear (3 episodes, 2005)
Tinsel Korey	...	Bluebird (3 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Gillies	...	Ethan Biggs (2 episodes, 2005)
George Leach	...	Loved by The Buffalo (2 episodes, 2005)
Warren Kole	...	Robert Wheeler (2 episodes, 2005)
Eric Schweig	...	Sitting Bull (2 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Scarfe	...	General George Armstrong Custer (2 episodes, 2005)
Christian Kane	...	Abe Wheeler (2 episodes, 2005)
Eddie Spears	...	Older Red Lance (2 episodes, 2005)
Tatanka Means	...	Crazy Horse (2 episodes, 2005)
Sage Galesi	...	Margaret Light Shines (2 episodes, 2005)
Joshua Kalef	...	Ezra (2 episodes, 2005)
Serge Houde	...	Enoch Wheeler (2 episodes, 2005)
Maureen Thomas	...	Margaret Wheeler (2 episodes, 2005)
Samuel Patrick Chu	...	Jacob Wheeler Jr. (2 episodes, 2005)
Benjamin Smoke	...	Abraham High Wolf (2 episodes, 2005)
Morris Birdyellowhead	...	Good Shield (2 episodes, 2005)
Summer Rae Birdyellowhead	...	Margaret Light Shines Wheeler, 8 yrs (2 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

An epic tale of two figures during the American colonization of the west, one white and the other Native American. Jacob Wheeler leaves his dull life behind to strike out west, while Loved By the Buffalo faces his destiny to try to fight a prophecy that his people will be wiped out by the settlers. Jacob marries Loved By the Buffalo's sister Thunder Heart Woman, uniting the two families while around them relations between the two races crumble.

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Plot Keywords:

native american | settler | epic | wild west | shot with a bow and arrow | 

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Genres:

Western | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Spielberg Films TNT

Country:

USA

Language:

English Sioux

Release Date:

10 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

In den Westen

Filming Locations:

Drumheller, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Television, Voice Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

552 min 552 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Drunken Mountain Man: [Jacob walks into Thunder Heart Woman's cafe] Fine looking squaw, ain't she? She got a good looking daughter too. I wouldn't mind making her acquaintance. Might even take me a bath. I never known an Injun gal do wash like her. Her husband must have clean britches everyday. Twice on Sunday.
[to ThunderHeart Woman]
Drunken Mountain Man: You don't need britches.
Thunder Heart Woman: Move on.
Drunken Mountain Man: Bet you ain't wearing none under that skirt. We're just gonna have to find out.
[Jacob reaches out and grabs ThunderHeart Woman's wrist]
Drunken Mountain Man: Easy there, ...
[...]

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Connections

References The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

User Reviews

The next best mini series that I ever saw

I just finished seeing the final installment of the mini series "Into The West", and I was quite taken with the Indian nation was treated as a whole. As in any mini series, there will always be some fiction, but now I have a new appreciation for the way the Indian nations were treated as a people. My wife is part Cherokee, and a mixture of everything else, but my heart went out to the Lakota people, and to the entire Indian nation for the way they were treated by the white race. These were a race of very simple people, who just wanted to be left alone, but progress and greed got in their way, and this mini series made me sick that we could do this to any human being. I wish I could turn back the hands of time, because I would fight on their side against my own people, simply because these are probably the only honest people in this country. The one thing that did come out of this series is the dishonesty of our own government, we make an agreement, then we break it because it serves a purpose.