Tomahawk ( Battle of Powder River )

Tomahawk (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Battle of Powder River
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1951 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Sherman

Written By:
Daniel Jarrett
Silvia Richards

Actors:
Van Heflin ..... Bridger
Yvonne De Carlo ..... Julie Madden
Alex Nicol ..... Lt. Rob Dancy
Preston Foster ..... Col. Carrington
Jack Oakie ..... Sol Beckworth
Tom Tully ..... Dan Castello
John War Eagle ..... Red Cloud
Rock Hudson ..... Burt Hanna
Susan Cabot ..... Monahseetah
Arthur Space ..... Captain Fetterman
Russ Conway ..... Major Horton
Ann Doran ..... Mrs. Carrington
Stuart Randall ..... Sergeant Newell

Synopsis:

Tomahawk takes place during the Great Sioux Uprising of the 1860s. Van Heflin stars as famed frontier scout Jim Bridger, who labors valiantly and vainly to orchestrate peace between Indians and whites. Much of the action takes place at Fort Phil Kearney, the scene of one of the bloodiest battles in western history. Though the film isn't what one might call a pro-Native American tract, the script is careful to note that the Sioux were galvanized into action by the broken treaties and sadistic excesses of certain Indian-hating white men. The feminine angle in these otherwise all-male proceedings is provided by Yvonne de Carlo as a travelling showgirl and Susan Cabot as an ill-fated Sioux maiden. Though economically produced, Tomahawk has all the polish and professionalism of an "A" production.

In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.

Story of the great Sioux Indian uprising near Powder River in the 1860's.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 29 November, 2010.

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