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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.
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Massai
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Nalinle
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Al Sieber
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Hondo (as Charles Buchinsky)
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Weddle
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Santos
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Clagg
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Lt. Col. Beck
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Dawson
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Geronimo
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Cherokee Householder (uncredited)
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General Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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Indian Boy (uncredited)
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Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
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Townswoman Leaving Trading Post (uncredited)
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Citizen Noticing Handcuffs (uncredited)
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Sergeant of the Guard Fort. (uncredited)
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Loafing Trooper (uncredited)
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Teenage Bully in Street (uncredited)
Tony Urchel ...
Apache (uncredited)
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Inspector (uncredited)
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Apache (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra ...
Apache (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Aldrich

Written by

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James R. Webb ... (written for the screen by)
 
Paul Wellman ... (novel "Broncho Apache") (as Paul I. Wellman)

Produced by

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Harold Hecht ... producer
Burt Lancaster ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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David Raksin

Cinematography by

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Ernest Laszlo ... (photography)
Stanley Cortez ... (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Alan Crosland Jr. ... editorial supervisor

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Nicolai Remisoff

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Joseph Kish

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Norma Koch ... (as Norma)

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Harry Maret ... makeup artist
Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (as Robert Schiffer)
Katherine Shea ... hair stylist
Lillian Ugrin ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Jack R. Berne ... production manager

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Sid Sidman ... assistant director
Robert H. Justman ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Jack Solomon ... sound engineer

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Lee Zavitz ... special effects

Stunts

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Robert Bradshaw ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan ... stunts (uncredited)
Post Park ... stunts (uncredited)
Bobby Somers ... stunts (uncredited)

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Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (as Maurice DePackh)
Ruby Raksin ... orchestrator
Lloyd Young ... music editor (as W. Lloyd Young)

Additional Crew

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Leonard Doss ... technicolor color consultant
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Plot Summary

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. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines Here is a different breed of man ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bronco Apache (United States)
  • Bronco Apache (France)
  • Massai, der große Apache (Germany)
  • Apatxe (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Massai (Austria)
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  • 91 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,240,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $6,000,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Massai 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. See more »
Goofs About 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. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Autumn Leaves (1956). See more »
Soundtracks Oh, Dem Golden Slippers See more »
Crazy Credits Opening 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. See more »
Quotes Massai: You call that life? If an Apache cannot live in his home mountains like his fathers before him, he is already dead!
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