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.
Directed by Robert Aldrich
ambush
indian territory
apache nation
lieutenant
rape victim
native american attack
tracker
gun battle
gang rape
racism
rape and murder
massacre
cavalry
gun shooting
arizona territory
u.s. cavalry
indian scout
savagery
horse slaughter
suicide by gun
tracking
clever trap
indian raid
eating dog
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Burt Lancaster
McIntosh
Bruce Davison
Lt. Garnett DeBuin
Jorge Luke
Ke-Ni-Tay
Richard Jaeckel
Sergeant
Joaquín Martínez
Ulzana
Lloyd Bochner
Captain Gates
Karl Swenson
Rukeyser
Gladys Holland
Mrs. Rukeyser
Aimée Eccles
McIntosh's Indian Woman
Richard Bull
Ginsford
Otto Reichow
Steegmeyer
Dean Smith
Horowitz
Crew
Robert Aldrich
Director
Frank De Vol
Original Music Composer
Michael Luciano
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Burt Lancaster
Producer
Chuck Courtney
Stunts
Tony Epper
Stunt Double
Tony Epper
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunts
Mario Luraschi
Stunts
Dean Smith
Stunts
Ron Veto
Stunts
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Bearman08
6.0★ · 01/10/26
I was shocked at how violent this one was. The gore and special effects are gruesome even by today’s standards and I have seen westerns from this time so I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. The themes that the story deals with are very ambitious but I don’t feel as though they were able to explore them in a deep enough way for me to adore the film as a whole. It’s definitely a worthwhile watch though.
I was shocked at how violent this one was. The gore and special effects are gruesome even by today’s standards and I have seen westerns from this time so I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. The themes that the story deals with are very ambitious but I don’t feel as though they were able to explore them in a deep enough way for me to adore the film as a whole. It’s definitely a worthwhile watch though.
