The Far Horizons (1955) ( Untamed West ) ( Blue Horizons (Two captains west) )

The Far Horizons (1955) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$27.99

Original Title: Untamed West
Alternate Title: Blue Horizons (Two captains west)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1955 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Rudolph Maté

Written By:
Della Gould Emmons
Winston Miller

Actors:
Fred MacMurray ..... Captain Meriwether Lewis
Charlton Heston ..... Lt. William Clark
Donna Reed ..... Sacajawea
Barbara Hale ..... Julia Hancock
William Demarest ..... Sgt. Gass
Alan Reed ..... Charboneau
Eduardo Noriega ..... Cameahwait
Larry Pennell ..... Wild Eagle
Argentina Brunetti ..... Old Crone
Julia Montoya ..... Crow woman
Ralph Moody ..... Le Borgne
Herbert Heyes ..... President Thomas Jefferson
Lester Matthews ..... Mr. Hancock
Helen Wallace ..... Mrs. Marsha Hancock
Walter Reed ..... Cruzatte (helmsman)

Synopsis:

The Untamed West is the reissue title of the Pine-Thomas production The Far Horizons. This romanticized retelling of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803-06 stars Fred MacMurray as Meriwether Lewis and Charlton Heston as Bill Clark. The film doesn't delve much into the real-life animosity between the two, though it's clear that there's little love lost between the cerebral Lewis and the two-fisted Clark. Aiding the men in their expedition is Indian maiden Sacajawea, played with fist-in-the-air defiance by Donna Reed. Since interracial romances were still largely taboo in American films of the early 1950s, Sacajawea can only pine and sigh as Lewis and Clark square off over the affections of white-woman Julia Hancock (Barbara Hale). This Technicolor-and-Vistavision film works best as an outdoor adventure; its dramatic scenes tend to bog down in an excess of verbiage. The Far Horizons was based on Sacajawea of the Shoshones, a novel by Della Gould Edmonds.

United States has just acquired Louisiana from France. An expedition led by Lewis and Clark is sent to survey the territory and go where no white man has gone before. Are they able to overcome the dangers with the help of Sacajawea?

Film tells the story of the famed journey of American adventurers Lewis and Clark.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 12 February, 2023.