
When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. US Cavalry Capt. Thomas Archer is charged with their retrieval, but during the hunt grows to respect their noble courage, and decides to help them.... (Full plot summary below)
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When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. US Cavalry Capt. Thomas Archer is charged with their retrieval, but during the hunt grows to respect their noble courage, and decides to help them.
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| The SpectatorIsabel QuiglyIt is one of those incredible, intensely cinematic journeys, where everything from panoramic to infinitesimal, from fording a river to creeping thorough undergrowth is visually exciting and where excitement and sympathy go together. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyA sort of frontier Exodus that's filmed with a majestic passion for the wild lands and for its indigenous dwellers. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewOver-long, often clichéd and uneven (there are comic interludes complete with cameo performances), but still imbued with moments of true poetry, thanks largely to William Clothier's magnificent Panavision landscapes. |
| VarietyVariety StaffSomewhere in the telling, the original premise of the Mari Sandoz novel is lost sight of in a wholesale insertion of extraneous incidents which bear little or no relation to the subject. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherCheyenne Autumn is a strong film, grandly directed and expertly played by a large cast. |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniCheyenne Autumn is a near miss, a motion picture with good intentions. It achieves most of them but then spoils everything by giving in to commercial cliches. |
| User ReviewSteve SA heartbreaking movie with the excellent Widmark. |
| User Reviewgary twell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that james stewart, gilbert roland, george o brien, elizabeth allen, edward g robinson, dolores del rio, arthur kennedy, carroll baker, carmen d antonio play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this western/drama/frontier/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie...its a good movie 2 watch n its enjoyable thorughout this movie |
| User Reviewneil ha western from the indians perspective very well done |
| User ReviewRobbie KCheyenne Autumn is a strong film, grandly directed and expertly played by a large cast. Over-long, often clichéd and uneven (there are comic interludes complete with cameo performances) Flawed on several levels, Ford's perception of a proud people seen through a white man's eyes is ultimately a highly compelling and deeply personal apologia. |