Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Adam Beach | ... | Squanto | |
| Sheldon Peters Wolfchild | ... | Mooshawset | |
| Irene Bedard | ... | Nakooma | |
| Eric Schweig | ... | Epenow | |
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Leroy Peltier | ... | Pequod |
| Michael Gambon | ... | Sir George | |
| Nathaniel Parker | ... | Thomas Dermer | |
| Alex Norton | ... | Harding | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Capt. Hunt | |
| Julian Richings | ... | Sir George's Servant | |
| Mandy Patinkin | ... | Brother Daniel | |
| Donal Donnelly | ... | Brother Paul | |
| Stuart Pankin | ... | Brother Timothy | |
| Paul Klementowicz | ... | Brother James | |
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Bray Poor | ... | Dr. Fuller |
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Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the region's commercial potential for the rich Sir George, who uses all his wealth and influence only for ever greater profit. When it returns, several Indians find themselves captives on board, including Squanto. The arrogant Christians consider themselves utterly superior to the 'heathen savages' and treat them as brutally as they do beasts. Squanto fights a bear in a circus, not understanding how men can be so cruel to that creature either, and manages a spectacular escape, but where must he go? He finds shelter and help in a rural monastery, where it takes his protector some effort to prevent the others considering the unknown as diabolical. In time sir George's men come looking for him most brutally, but he escapes again, now determined to find a ... Written by KGF Vissers
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native american village | native american culture | lacrosse | escape | england |Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 October 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$19,200,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$3,337,685Company Credits
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This movie opens by introducing us to Squanto and his fellow tribe members . We`re shown that despite being unsophisticated and non white European they are still capable of being noble , loving and caring members of the human race . I don`t dispute that white European doesn`t always = good anymore than non white European = bad but you do get the impression that if any white Europeans turned up they`d instantly be the bad guys . True to form a ship comes sailing into the horizon
Right away the movie becomes totally anachronistic as the ship hoists the British union flag . The act of union between England and Scotland didn`t happen until 1707 while the St Patrick cross of Ireland wasn`t added to the flag until later still so considering this movie is set in 1620 it`s totally wrong . There`s other anachronistic details when the action ( Inaction more like - This is a boring movie ) tranfers to England which I won`t bore you with since you`ll be bored enough without my help . Oh and Britain was the first country to abolish slavery in the early 19th century , just thought I`d point this out since A WARRIOR`S TALE really does seem to think all the evil in the world began and ended with The British empire even if in 1620 Britain as a country didn`t exist as such
A word about the acting - It`s totally variable . Alex Norton gives a good performance as a one dimensional bad guy and OZ fans will notice Mark Margolis do a very convincing English accent . However nearly everyone else is totally wooden while Michael Gambon gives a truly ridiculous performance
Perhaps the best way to evaluate this movie`s true worth is for me to point out my local ITV network broadcast it at 1.40 am