Run of the Arrow

Name: Run of the Arrow
Genre: Western
Released: 1957-09-26
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Rod Steiger, Sara Montiel, Brian Keith

19571957
PGPG
1h 26m

6.7/10

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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.

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Rod Steiger and Sara Montiel in Run of the Arrow (1957)

Charles Bronson in Run of the Arrow (1957)

Charles Bronson and Rod Steiger in Run of the Arrow (1957)

A Rebel vet, O'Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomattox. O'Meara travels west and after escaping from, he joins the Sioux and takes a wife. After denouncing himself as an American, he must make a choice when the Army and Sioux go to battle. —Buxx Banner <buxx572@aol.com>

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Taglines
- The strange saga of the Johnny Reb who turned Sioux to wage a one-man war against the Yankees !
Genre
- Western
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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)

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7/10

An ex-rebel without a cause

This oater is a rather gory affair of a bitter ex-rebel's quest to put the Civil War behind him. The Confederate soldier heads west and decides that life among the Plains Indians is preferable to being a citizen of the United States after the war. Rod Steiger was probably the best actor to play the unreconstructed southerner in this grim cavalry-Indian western. The unhappy southerner finds companionship with an Indian maiden in his adopted tribe and harbors as much hatred for the soldiers as do the Indians. The film starts slowly but finds its own groove and delivers fine action sequences although some scenes are not for the squeamish. Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker, Charles Bronson and Frank de Kova are good in supporting roles. Pretty Mexican actress Sarita Montiel pairs up with O'Meara's but her overall effect is diminished by the obvious dubbing of her voice.

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