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The Unforgiven ()

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The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.
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Ben Zachary
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Rachel Zachary
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Cash Zachary
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Johnny Portugal
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Zeb Rawlins
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Mattilda Zachary
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Charlie Rawlins
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Abe Kelsey
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Hagar Rawlins
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Georgia Rawlins
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Jude Rawlins
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Andy Zachary
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Directed by

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John Huston

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Ben Maddow ... (screenplay)
 
Alan Le May ... (based on a novel by) (as Alan LeMay)

Produced by

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James Hill ... producer
Burt Lancaster ... co-producer (uncredited)

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Dimitri Tiomkin

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Franz Planer ... director of photography

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Russell Lloyd

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Stephen B. Grimes ... (as Stephen Grimes)

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Dorothy Jeakins

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Frank La Rue ... makeup artist (as Frank LaRue)
Frank McCoy ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Gilbert Kurland ... executive production manager

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Tom Shaw ... assistant director
Emilio Fernández ... second unit director (uncredited)
Carlos Villatoro ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Ramón Rodríguez Granada ... associate art director (as Ramon Rodriguez Granada)
Ross C. Burke ... property master (uncredited)
Glenn Cravath ... poster artist (uncredited)

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Basil Fenton-Smith ... sound recordist
Leslie Hodgson ... sound editor

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Dave Koehler ... special effects (uncredited)

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Jack Conner ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Terhune ... stunts (uncredited)

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Inge Morath ... still photographer (uncredited)
James Saper ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia ... musicians: orchestra (as The Santa Cecilia Orchestra)
Richard Nash ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin ... musical director (uncredited)

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'Chema' Hernandez ... head wrangler (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

In post-Civil War Texas, the Zachary and Rawlins families are intrinsically tied together. Ben Zachary, the head of the family following the death of his father, Will Zachary, in Ben being the oldest son, and patriarch Zeb Rawlins are partners in a cattle ranching operation. Zeb's unassuming son Charlie Rawlins would like to court Ben's younger sister, adopted Rachel Zachary - something that doesn't quite sit well with Ben in he believing Charlie not worthy of Rachel - while Zeb's daughter Georgia Rawlins would be happy with any of the Zachary brothers, although she has her sights set on middle son Cash Zachary. Their world is upset with the arrival of an older man brandishing a saber. It is not the saber which is concerning, but rather the story that he is spreading: that Rachel is of Indian heritage, most specifically Kiowa. Regardless of the truth, which matriarch Mattilda Zachary knows, this story places a strain on the community who don't want a "dirty Injun" in their midst, threatens all the relationships between the Zacharys and Rawlins, and causes a division within the Zachary family, as the Zacharys try to protect themselves and their property against those who don't want Rachel there, including the Kiowa who want Rachel, one of their own, back. Written by Huggo

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Taglines A NEW TRIUMPH FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER JOHN HUSTON (original ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Lo que no se perdona (United States, Spanish title)
  • The Siege at Dancing Burg (United States)
  • The Siege at Dancing Bird (United States)
  • Le Vent de la plaine (France)
  • Denen man nicht vergibt (Germany)
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  • 125 min
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Budget $5,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Before filming began, director John Huston and star Burt Lancaster took actress Lillian Gish out to the desert to teach her how to shoot, which she would have to do in the film. However, Huston was astounded to discover that Gish could shoot more accurately, and faster, than both he and Lancaster, who thought themselves expert marksmen. It turned out that early in her career Gish was taught how to shoot by notorious western outlaw and gunfighter Al J. Jennings, who had become an actor after his release from a long prison sentence for train robbery and was in the cast of one of her films. She found that she liked shooting and over the years had developed into an expert shot. See more »
Goofs In the closeup scenes of Rachel, her false eyelashes are quite obvious. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971). See more »
Soundtracks Down in the Valley See more »
Quotes Andy Zachary: What did he want, Ben?
Ben Zachary: He wanted to buy a woman.
[looks at Rachel]
Ben Zachary: You.
Rachel Zachary: Well, did you sell me?
Ben Zachary: I held out for more horses.
Rachel Zachary: Why would they want to buy me?
Mattilda Zachary: Because you're a girl, my pretty. Horses and women are all the same to a Kiowa - to be bought or traded.
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