The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation. In 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the unit's doctor cause frictions within ranks. It dawned like any other day on the Cheyenne reservation... in that vast barren land in the American Southwest... which was then called But this wasn't just another day to the Cheyenne. John Ford long wanted to make a movie about the Cheyenne exodus. Elements of Fast's novel remain in the finished film, namely the character of Captain Archer (… When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. After years of depicting Native Americans as the villains, John Ford was certainly the right director to cast a sympathetic eye on their plight, and the film has many grand sequences that are reminiscent of Ford's finest westerns. 17 of 28 people found this review helpful. Certificate: Passed Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer. John Ford long wanted to make a movie about the Cheyenne exodus. The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation. At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Was this review helpful to you?
Unfortunately, given the subject matter and the director, "Cheyenne Autumn" fails to achieve the greatness of its aspirations. The promises that had led them to give up their own way of life... in their own green and fertile country, 1500 miles to the north." When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. Thomas Archer is charged with their retrieval, but during the hunt grows to respect their noble courage, and decides to help them. US Cavalry Capt. Outdoors are pretty gorgeous and well photographed in Super Panavision 70mm by William H. Clothier, Ford's regular, and filmed on location in Moab, Utah,Fort Laramie, Wyoming, Monument Valley, Utah, Gunnison Canyon, Colorado. Beautiful Dolores, Princess Anne, Merylish Mamie, and Olympic JesseNotebook's 7th Writers Poll: Fantasy Double Features of 2014 Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest. Injustice to Native Americans has along tragic history, and the topic deserved a soaring film that brought those crimes to a broad audience. The film was cut by fifteen minutes following this premiere. The missing 15 minutes is presumed lost forever (check your attics). The great red sandstone formations, for which the valley is well known, formed a natural backdrop. Certificate: Passed The brilliant camera work of William Clothier captures the majesty of Monument Valley and often bathes the mountains and characters in the warm glow of sunsets. US Cavalry Capt. As early as 1957, he wrote a treatment with his son Patrick Ford, envisioning a small-scale drama with non-professional Indian actors. This sequence features This figure consists of anticipated rentals accruing distributors in North America. The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation. Whatever the causes, Cheyenne Autumn is not a work that has been unjustly maligned. September 7th, 1878. A self-minded adventurer (Jeff Webster) locks horns with a crooked lawman (Mr. Gannon) while driving cattle to Dawson. The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation. The only version now available is a VHS that runs around 155 minutes. Certificate: Passed A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead. Die im Film dargestellten Cheyenne wurden von Angehörigen des Volkes der Navajo gespielt. The brilliant camera work of William Clothier captures the majesty of Monument Valley and often bathes the mountains and characters in the warm glow of sunsets.Looking for something to watch? Warner Bros. later decided to edit the "Dodge City" sequence out of the film, reducing the running time to 145 minutes, although it was shown in theaters during the film's initial release. A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads. With Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo. "Cheyenne Autumn" was likely conceived as a follow-up to the successful "How the West Was Won." Action