The Ulzana's Raid (1972)

The Ulzana's Raid (1972) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Posters
Scene Access
Special Edition

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Aldrich

Written By:
Alan Sharp

Actors:
Burt Lancaster ..... McIntosh
Bruce Davison ..... Lt. Harry Garnett DeBuin
Jorge Luke ..... Ke-Ni-Tay (army scout)
Richard Jaeckel ..... Sergeant
Joaquín Martínez ..... Ulzana
Lloyd Bochner ..... Capt. Charles Gates
Karl Swenson ..... Willy Rukeyser (settler)
Douglass Watson ..... Maj. Cartwright (CO, Ft. Lowell)
Dran Hamilton ..... Mrs. Riordan
John Pearce ..... Corporal
Gladys Holland ..... Mrs. Rukeyser
Margaret Fairchild ..... Mrs. Abbie Ginsford
Aimée Eccles ..... McIntosh's Indian woman
Richard Bull ..... Ginsford (settler)
Otto Reichow ..... 'Dutch' Steegmeyer (Indian Agent, San Carlos Reservation)

Synopsis:

Robert Aldrich's violent Western about a cavalry platoon, led by Burt Lancaster's Indian scout, in search of a group of Apaches on the rampage after escaping from a reservation. The film centres on the different reactions to the Apache killings from the scout and the platoon leader. Considered to be one of Aldrich's best but overlooked films it is also seen as an allegory of America's involvement in Vietnam.

One of the best films by often-underrated director Robert Aldrich, this stark, brutal western is also an effective allegory of America's involvement in the Vietnam war. Set in Arizona during the late 1880s, experienced scout McIntosh (Burt Lancaster) and idealistic U.S. Cavalry Lieutenant DeBuin (Bruce Davison) set out to catch a group of Apache renegades lead by their chieftain, Ulzana (Joaquin Martinez). The film focuses on the opposing views of the two men regarding Ulzana. McIntosh is cold and cynical while DeBuin is morally outraged by supposed Apache atrocities. The film, sharply written by Alan Sharp, poses a set of complex questions about the nature of heroism, racism, and American imperialism, while avoiding moralizing or oversimplification of the issues. Aldrich and Burt Lancaster, who made three films together, later collaborated on the excellent political thriller Twilight's Last Gleaming.

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

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