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6.4/10
4.3K
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Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.Refusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- James R. Webb(written for the screen by)
- Paul Wellman(novel "Broncho Apache")
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- James R. Webb(written for the screen by)
- Paul Wellman(novel "Broncho Apache")
- Stars
Lonnie Burr
- Indian Boyas Indian Boy
- (uncredited)
John George
- Shoeshine Manas Shoeshine Man
- (uncredited)
Dick Rich
- Loafing Trooperas Loafing Trooper
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- James R. Webb(written for the screen by)
- Paul Wellman(novel "Broncho Apache")
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. Instead, he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though. —Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
- Taglines
- Here is a different breed of man !
- Genre
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaMassai was born to Little Sun and White Shadow at Mescal Mountain, Arizona, near Globe. He later met Geronimo, who was recruiting Apaches to fight American soldiers. He also knew the Apache Kid. The policy in Arizona at the time was to exterminate hostile Apaches. Many Apache warriors fought for their people and traditions, fleeing and waging effective guerrilla warfare against their enemies.
Massai escaped over the border to Mexico, eventually settling in the Sierra Madre mountains in Sonora Mexico with a camp of rebellious Chiricahuas who had refused to surrender with Geronimo. Nothing is known of his final days.
- GoofsAbout 16 minutes into the movie as Massai (Burt Lancaster) is fleeing from the white mob through a hotel corridor you can see an unlit electric 'EXIT' sign visible in the hallway at the top of the shot.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: This is the story of Massai, the last Apache warrior. It has been told and re-told until it has become one of the great legends of the Southwest. It began in 1886 with Geronimo's surrender.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Baghi (1956)
Top review
Very good movie for its time
I grew up watching westerns so in turn love them dearly....they tie me in with a great childhood when things were simple and life was good in an unadulterated sense.
Burt Lancaster has always been a prominent actor and his talent is so very showing in this movie. Charles Bronson is also in the movie and comes across very well as a young actor who is later destined to be one of the greatest actors of our time. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie on a lazy Saturday afternoon and I highly recommend it for its soothing effects of a simple yesteryear long gone except in cinema.
It is a typical plot of indians being pushed out and destroyed by the Union Army with one stand out rebel.....hell bent with an anger created thru intense hate, yet capable of showing love towards the woman in his life.
Burt Lancaster has always been a prominent actor and his talent is so very showing in this movie. Charles Bronson is also in the movie and comes across very well as a young actor who is later destined to be one of the greatest actors of our time. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie on a lazy Saturday afternoon and I highly recommend it for its soothing effects of a simple yesteryear long gone except in cinema.
It is a typical plot of indians being pushed out and destroyed by the Union Army with one stand out rebel.....hell bent with an anger created thru intense hate, yet capable of showing love towards the woman in his life.
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- SallySparta
- Nov 1, 2006
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $1,240,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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