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Run of the Arrow

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
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6.7/10
2.1K
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Rod Steiger, Ralph Meeker, and Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
  • Western
When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against th... Read allWhen the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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  • Director
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Writer
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Sara Montiel
    • Brian Keith
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  • Director
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Writer
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Stars
    • Rod Steiger
    • Sara Montiel
    • Brian Keith
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    • 33User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Tim McCoy, Frank DeKova, and Stuart Randall in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Stuart Randall in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Ralph Meeker and Stuart Randall in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Rod Steiger and Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)
    Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)

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    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • O'Mearaas O'Meara
    Sara Montiel
    Sara Montiel
    • Yellow Moccasinas Yellow Moccasin
    • (as Sarita Montiel)
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Capt. Clarkas Capt. Clark
    Ralph Meeker
    Ralph Meeker
    • Lt. Driscollas Lt. Driscoll
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Walking Coyoteas Walking Coyote
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Blue Buffaloas Blue Buffalo
    Olive Carey
    Olive Carey
    • Mrs. O'Mearaas Mrs. O'Meara
    H.M. Wynant
    H.M. Wynant
    • Crazy Wolfas Crazy Wolf
    Neyle Morrow
    Neyle Morrow
    • Lt. Stockwellas Lt. Stockwell
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Red Cloudas Red Cloud
    • (as Frank De Kova)
    Tim McCoy
    Tim McCoy
    • Gen. Allenas Gen. Allen
    • (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
    Stuart Randall
    Stuart Randall
    • Col. Tayloras Col. Taylor
    Frank Warner
    • Banjo Playing Singeras Banjo Playing Singer
    Billy Miller
    • Silent Tongueas Silent Tongue
    Chuck Hayward
    Chuck Hayward
    • Corporalas Corporal
    Chuck Roberson
    Chuck Roberson
    • Sergeantas Sergeant
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Man on Pieras Man on Pier
    • (uncredited)
    Emile Avery
    • Gen. Ulysses S. Grantas Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Writer
      • Samuel Fuller
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    • Trivia
      At the time of its release, many critics commented favorably on director Samuel Fuller's "artistic" decision to concentrate on the feet of the participants in the actual "run of the arrow" rather than showing them in their entirety. In an interview, Fuller said there was a very simple reason for his decision: star Rod Steiger had badly sprained his ankle just before the scene was to be shot and wasn't able to walk, let alone run, so Fuller got one of the Indian extras who was built somewhat like Steiger to run in his place, which is why he shot only feet instead of close-ups or medium shots.
    • Goofs
      The bulk of the film is in a very arid desert area, not the landscape in Sioux territory.
    • Quotes

      Walking Coyote: I coulda been a chief.

      Pvt. O'Meara, 6th Virginia Volunteers Sharpshooter: Wait a minute, you said a while back you could have been a Sioux chief.

      Walking Coyote: That's true.

      Pvt. O'Meara, 6th Virginia Volunteers Sharpshooter: Well why didn't you?

      Walking Coyote: Ah, I can't stomach politics.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie closes with the following statement: "The end of this story can only be written by you."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996)

    User reviews33

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    6/10
    Strange and Flawed, but well worth seeing
    RUN OF THE ARROW This Western is about as off the beaten path of classic Westerns as I think that you can get. Made by Samuel Fuller in 1957, Run of the Arrow is an odd and strange film. Fuller, and particularly his film Steel Helmet, has been cited as an influence by directors from Quentin Tarantino to Stanley Kubrick. Fuller was also known to be more than a little bit of a nut, and the closest thing that the studio system came to releasing independent film in those days. The premise of Run of the Arrow, a southern civil war veteran who decides, rather than live in the surrendered south that he'll go out west and living among the Sioux, is both original and strange. The dialogue is often overwrought and Rod Steiger, in the lead role often falls into Charles Laughton like overacting. Steiger could be a very good actor, with the right director to keep him in check, as in On the Waterfront, or the exquisite The Pawnbroker. Here he is not kept in check and the price paid is often ham handed delivery. The Indians of course are played by white men with spray on tans, which adds to the strange almost surreal quality of the film. One of those actors, the only one who does not seem to require a spray tan, is Charles Bronson as the Sioux Chief. Bronson's extreme muscularity seems somehow out of place in this period piece. His bulging biceps and ripped abs seem too modern at a time when people were still buying gimmicks from Charles Atlas ads (And let's face it, Atlas was anything but buff by today's standards.). (As a side note, I once had to audition for Bronson for one of his Death Wish movies. It was a second or third reading and the character was required to perform some martial arts. Bronson asked me how high I could kick. I said something cute like high enough. He walked up to me and asked me if I could kick above his head. I nodded. He wasn't that tall. He said "Show me.". So, without thinking I threw the kick. I remember that as I did I heard gasps from around the room that I would be crazy enough to do such a thing to a man who was still a pretty big star back then. Bronson, though, never blinked. He never took his eyes off of mine. And I remember thinking that, despite the fact that I had already been in more real fights than I could count, that this was no Hollywood actor. This was a hard man. And, despite his being in in his 60s at the time, I had the feeling that I would not want to mess with him. He shook my hand. He didn't squeeze, but I could feel this iron strength in his grip. I think I read somewhere that he had spent his youth as a coal miner. All this to say that this was had a very impressive presence...). Run of the arrow is a flawed and often melodramatic film. I know that all of this sounds like I'm not recommending it. But I am recommending it, for two reasons. First, if you are a lover of classic movies, and Westerns in particular, as I am, then Run of the Arrow is as different from the Westerns of its day as it could possibly be. And, second, as someone of native heritage, Run of the Arrow is the first film that I can think of, a rare film even by today' standards, in that the Native characters are the good guys, and it is white characters who are the bad guys. That alone makes Run of the Arrow, to me, more than worthy of seeing. It isn't perfect. It's very flawed. But it's not like any Western made in its day and its not like many Westerns made today. You may laugh at the wrong moments at times. But you'll probably remember Run of the Arrow long after you've forgotten more polished and well laid out classic movies. So I do recommend it. I recommend Run of the Arrow quite highly. Because it is strange. Because it is different. And because it tries to do something that far too few movies have to courage to do. It at least tries to be truly original. #movies #film #filmcritique #classicwesterns #runofthearrow #samfuller
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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hot Lead
    • Filming locations
      • Virgin River Gorge, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Globe Enterprises
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      1 hour 26 minutes

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