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The Stalking Moon

  • 19681968
  • GG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
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POPULARITY
22,787
20,773
The Stalking Moon (1968)
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Western
U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Apache, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Apache son.U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Apache, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Apache son.U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Apache, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Apache son.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,787
20,773
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    • Director
      • Robert Mulligan
    • Writers
      • Alvin Sargent(screenplay by)
      • Wendell Mayes(adaptation by)
      • Theodore V. Olsen(from the novel "The Stalking Moon" by)
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Eva Marie Saint
      • Robert Forster
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Mulligan
    • Writers
      • Alvin Sargent(screenplay by)
      • Wendell Mayes(adaptation by)
      • Theodore V. Olsen(from the novel "The Stalking Moon" by)
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Eva Marie Saint
      • Robert Forster
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    • 44User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:50
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    Gregory Peck and Noland Clay in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Gregory Peck and James Olson in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    The Stalking Moon (1968)
    The Stalking Moon (1968)
    The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Gregory Peck in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Eva Marie Saint and Noland Clay in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Eva Marie Saint and Noland Clay in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Robert Forster and Noland Clay in The Stalking Moon (1968)
    Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1968)

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Sam Varner
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Sarah Carver
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Nick Tana
    Noland Clay
    • Boy
    Russell Thorson
    Russell Thorson
    • Ned
    Frank Silvera
    Frank Silvera
    • Major
    Lonny Chapman
    Lonny Chapman
    • Purdue
    Lou Frizzell
    Lou Frizzell
    • Stationmaster
    • (as Lou Frizell)
    Henry Beckman
    Henry Beckman
    • Sgt. Rudabaugh
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Dace
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Doctor
    Sandy Brown Wyeth
    • Rachel
    • (as Sandy Wyeth)
    Joaquín Martínez
    Joaquín Martínez
    • Julio
    • (as Joaquin Martinez)
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan
    • Stage Driver Shelby
    • (as Red Morgan)
    Nathaniel Narcisco
    • Salvaje
    Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
      James Olson
      James Olson
      • Cavalry Officer
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Robert Mulligan
      • Writers
        • Alvin Sargent(screenplay by)
        • Wendell Mayes(adaptation by)
        • Theodore V. Olsen(from the novel "The Stalking Moon" by)
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      • Trivia
        In The Big Country (1958)--starring and produced by Gregory Peck -the foreman (played by Charlton Heston) Steve Leech rides a very striking and beautiful black and white paint horse. Ten years later in this film--also starring Peck--the same horse is ridden by the Apache chief Salvaje (played by Nathaniel Narcisco).
      • Goofs
        In several scenes it is obvious that Eva Marie Saint's fingernails are both manicured and polished which is absolutely wrong for the part she plays (i.e., "Sarah Carver").
      • Quotes

        Sarah Carver: I didn't have the courage to die. I knew what I had to do to stay alive.

      • Connections
        Featured in A Word on Westerns: Robert Forster: 'The Stalking Moon' (2016)

      User reviews44

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      8/10
      Surprisingly understated and good!
      I chose to see this film because of the always excellent work of Gregory Peck -- however, this being a relatively unknown film, I wasn't expecting so very much in the way of ingenuity, storyline or overall entertainment.

      I'm very happy to say that I was very surprised. This is a very very good western. I've seen a lot of westerns and know pretty much what to expect out of your average fare. This is well above average. A couple facets in particular help it excel.

      One of the things I really enjoyed was the understated mood of the characters and the film as a whole. The plot and the characters don't slap you in the face with standard western conventions saying "HERE I AM!" The characters and storyline unveil themselves slowly, deliberately, and I think, beautifully.

      Some of the other negative comments site lack of character development and slow-moving story as major drawbacks. While each viewer may see the same thing from a number of different perspectives, I believe that these reviewers failed to recognize the subtleties which make this film stand out above others. True, there is not a lot of dialog. But consider how chatty most of the personalities out in the vast western frontier were likely to be. If you were a lover of social engagements and polite small-talk, this was not exactly your home sweet home. The main characters are an army scout and his half-breed friend who he trained; a captured, abused woman living among Indian tribes for the better part of a decade, and a little Indian boy put in circumstances where he is a fish out of water. The dialog of this film is seen the most by the characters' actions and expressions. Not many films dare to do this, and even then, not many succeed at it. It is a credit to this film that they pulled it off beautifully. In essence, the way the characters in this movie were handled came as a surprise and added a genuine sense of realism to the picture.

      Also, the cinematography and choice of shooting locations are to be commended. The laconic characters blend seamlessly with the vast landscapes of barren Arizona and the rugged, striking New Mexico ranch. This also added to the realism of the film.

      While this film does protrude ahead of many others, it is not perfect. I did find the utter, vast destruction supposedly wreaked by the one-man Apache army more than a little unlikely. Also, some of the cat and mouse between the "Stalking" warrior and our protagonists seemed stretched and a bit beneath the supposed cleverness of the characters. However, these things do not condemn the film, nor do they cancel out it's effectiveness. It's a great western, which lived up to much, if not quite all, of its potential.

      It's a shame this film is not more well known. It is wonderful, however, to have an excellent print available on DVD (albeit an absolute bare bones disc). Give it a try -- you might just be surprised too!
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      • Mar 16, 2009

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      • Release date
        • December 22, 1968 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Divlji covek
      • Filming locations
        • Wolf Hole Valley, Arizona, USA
      • Production companies
        • National General Pictures
        • Pakula-Mulligan
        • National General Production Inc.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 49 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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