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Release Date: 1964
Cast: Dolores del Río, Edward G. Robinson, Carmen D'Antonio, Richard Widmark, George O'Brien, Sean McClory, Arthur Kennedy, Ricardo Montalbán, James Stewart, Karl Malden, Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton, Sal Mineo ...MORE
Cast: Dolores del Río, Edward G. Robinson, Carmen D'Antonio, Richard Widmark, George O'Brien, Sean McClory, Arthur Kennedy, Ricardo Montalbán, James Stewart, Karl Malden, Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton, Sal Mineo, Gilbert Roland, Judson Pratt, John Carradine, Elizabeth Allen, Carroll Baker, Patrick Wayne, Victor Jory, Ken Curtis, Sam Harris, Mike Mazurki ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Indian Western, Action/Adventure, Epic Western, Western
Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 western starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. Regarded as an epic film it tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878-9, although it is told in 'Hollywood style' using a great degree of artistic license. The film was the last western to be directed by John Ford, who proclaimed it an elegy for the Native Americans who had been abused by the U.S. government and misinterpreted by many of the director's own films. With a budget of more than $4,000,000 the film was relatively unsuccessful at the box... MORE
Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 western starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. Regarded as an epic film it tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878-9, although it is told in 'Hollywood style' using a great degree of artistic license. The film was the last western to be directed by John Ford, who proclaimed it an elegy for the Native Americans who had been abused by the U.S. government and misinterpreted by many of the director's own films. With a budget of more than $4,000,000 the film was relatively unsuccessful at the box office, failing to earn a profit for its distributor, Warner Bros.
Cheyenne Autumn was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by William H. Clothier, whose work was nominated for an Academy Award. Gilbert Roland earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The original version was 158 minutes, Ford's longest work. Warner Brothers later decided to edit the "Dodge City" sequence out of the film, reducing the running time to 145 minutes, although it was shown in theatres during the film's initial release. This sequence features James Stewart as Wyatt Earp, and Arthur Kennedy as Doc LESS
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