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One of Hollywood's most famous and acclaimed directors, John Huston guides this western with an unerring hand -- the cast of notable stars is no drawback either. Setting up the story with a series of ... read more read more...suspenseful scenes, Huston has a mysterious stranger on horseback come into a small community in the Texas Panhandle and then proceed to cause a mini-war. The time is the mid-19th century and there is already antagonism between the white settlers in the community and the local Kiowa Indian nation. The Zachary family is at the crux of the trouble. Matilda (Lillian Gish) is the matriarch who holds a family secret -- her adopted daughter Rachel (Audrey Hepburn) is actually a Kiowa child. There are three brothers in the Zachary family, and one of them, Ben (Burt Lancaster) is obviously in love with Rachel. Another, Cash (Audie Murphy) hates Native Americans, while the youngest (Doug McClure) is there to defend the family when they need it. The stranger on horseback has done the unthinkable, he has made it widely known that Rachel is a Kiowa -- and then the battles begin. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Directed by: John Huston

Release Date: April 6, 1960

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DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003

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  • dreamfaeries
    December 12, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    The only thing I liked about the movie was Audrey.
  • deano
    November 16, 2006
    deano
    Exciting western tale of forbidden love set against America's most rugged and ruthless frontier. Audrey Hepburn is my idol.
  • fb68600877
    January 16, 2012
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    This film was good and I think it gets a lot of crap because of how similar it is to "The Searchers", and it certainly pales in comparison to that fine film. But, what film wouldn't? That's one of the best movies of all-time. This film is a fine one, even though Hepburn is miscas... read moret. (She still turns in a decent performance.) I liked Lillian Gish as the ancient mother of the clan.
  • MetalMario2
    June 7, 2009
    MetalMario2
    A good film, but I was a bit disappointed with the ending. After all, the Indian leader was waging war for the same reason as the Zachary family; he wanted his sister. To treat his death as a dispassionate solution to a problem was a disservice to an otherwise great movie.
  • obsessedwithdisciple
    May 25, 2008
    obsessedwithdisciple
    Good one for Audrey & it's interesting...it shows the hate men had for Native Americans, which makes me sad, but this was a good movie, definitely worth the watch!
  • purpleroscoedog
    June 13, 2007
    purpleroscoedog
    Audrey Hepburn is good in this movie. I like the story line also. Tangled webs and deceit always make good movies.

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Critic Reviews

February 13, 2001
Variety

Director John Huston and cameraman Franz Planer have teamed to provide an intelligent use of the medium for eye-pleasing effects... Full Review

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
April 8, 2006
Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

This film ... comes draped in the hair shirt of revisionism, but in reality it's an unrepentant throwback to the "good old days" when the only good Indian was a dead Indian. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
January 17, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Considering how Huston and Lancaster have artistic disagreements over filming, it surprisingly still turned out relatively well. Full Review

James Sanford
July 30, 2004
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Terrific Western with a strong message

Kirk Honeycutt
October 30, 2006
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

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Bosley Crowther
May 9, 2005
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
July 19, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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