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Chuka

  • 19671967
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
979
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Ernest Borgnine and Rod Taylor in Chuka (1967)
Western
While Indians besiege a U.S. Army fort in 1876, residents of the fort, a gunfighter, a stagecoach driver, two Mexican women, and a motley company of soldiers, try to come to terms with their... Read allWhile Indians besiege a U.S. Army fort in 1876, residents of the fort, a gunfighter, a stagecoach driver, two Mexican women, and a motley company of soldiers, try to come to terms with their pasts.While Indians besiege a U.S. Army fort in 1876, residents of the fort, a gunfighter, a stagecoach driver, two Mexican women, and a motley company of soldiers, try to come to terms with their pasts.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
979
YOUR RATING
    • Gordon Douglas
    • Richard Jessup(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rod Taylor
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • John Mills
    • Gordon Douglas
    • Richard Jessup(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rod Taylor
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • John Mills
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    • 27User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Rod Taylor and Luciana Paluzzi in Chuka (1967)
    Luciana Paluzzi in Chuka (1967)
    Luciana Paluzzi in Chuka (1967)
    Ernest Borgnine and Rod Taylor in Chuka (1967)
    Ernest Borgnine, Rod Taylor, Herlinda Del Carmen, and Louis Hayward in Chuka (1967)
    Rod Taylor in Chuka (1967)
    Rod Taylor, John Mills, and Luciana Paluzzi in Chuka (1967)
    Rod Taylor and Victoria Vetri in Chuka (1967)

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    Rod Taylor
    Rod Taylor
    • Chuka
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Col. Stuart Valois
    Luciana Paluzzi
    Luciana Paluzzi
    • Señora Veronica Kleitz
    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • Lou Trent
    Victoria Vetri
    Victoria Vetri
    • Señorita Helena Chavez
    • (as Angela Dorian)
    Louis Hayward
    Louis Hayward
    • Maj. Benson
    Michael Cole
    Michael Cole
    • Spivey
    Hugh Reilly
    • Capt. Carrol
    Barry O'Hara
    • Slim - Cook
    Joseph Sirola
    Joseph Sirola
    • Jake Baldwin
    Marco Lopez
    • Hanu
    • (as Marco Antonio)
    Gerald York
    • Lt. Daly
    Herlinda Del Carmen
    • Indian Girl
    Lucky Carson
    • Stage Driver
    George American Horse
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Loren Brown
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
    Forest Burns
    Forest Burns
    • Trooper
    • (uncredited)
      • Gordon Douglas
      • Richard Jessup(novel) (screenplay)
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    • Goofs
      For a story that occurs in 1876, there is a problem when the main characters arrive at the fort. There is a soldier being whipped for desertion. Whipping or flogging had been banned by the U.S. Army as of 5 August 1861.
    • Quotes

      Trent: Wake me up when it's time to die.

      Chuka: Are you scared of dyin', Lou?

      Trent: Not particularly. It just comes an inconvenient time.

    User reviews27

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    Gordon's best
    That's for me one of the best Gordon Douglas' western, besides RIO CONCHOS of course. And Rod Taylor is purely magnificent in this awesome role, as excellent as in THE MERCENARIES, which he made the same year. It is a superb story, adapted from a novel by Richard Jessup that I have not read. It is action packed, moving, poignant concerning characters relationships, even the sub characters are terrific. John Mills, the British famous actor, gives here one of his most brilliant performances. It is an Indian wars, military western, not an outlaw one, a fort under siege scheme, an underrated film for my taste, but I repeat, an excellent one. And an unforgettable ending which may leave you unsatisfied. But that's a matter of opinion.
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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1967 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Art Film Company
      • Rodlor
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Mono

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