
Army scout Hondo Lane (played by John Wayne) stumbles across an isolated homestead in the middle of Apache territory. The inhabitants - a woman and her son - believe they are safe, as there is a treaty with the Apaches. Lane knows better though, as the Army has just broken the treaty, causing the Apache to seek revenge on settlers. Despite being a scout for the US Army, Lane has sympathies for the Apaches, having been married to a native American woman and living with her peo... (Full plot summary below)
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Army scout Hondo Lane (played by John Wayne) stumbles across an isolated homestead in the middle of Apache territory. The inhabitants - a woman and her son - believe they are safe, as there is a treaty with the Apaches. Lane knows better though, as the Army has just broken the treaty, causing the Apache to seek revenge on settlers. Despite being a scout for the US Army, Lane has sympathies for the Apaches, having been married to a native American woman and living with her people for five years. With divided loyalties he now has to tread a fine line.
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| San Francisco ChronicleJohn StanleyHondo is a mash of the usual tropes, a whirlwind of Native American war paint, cavalry stripes, a sawdust-saloon poker game, a few fistfights, plenty of gunfire, and every moral equation coming to a satisfactory balance by the time the credits roll. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseStands out as one of Wayne's best-remembered features, a smooth Western co-produced by Wayne and shot at the tail end of the '50s 3-D craze. [Blu-ray] |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...an intelligent yet thrilling film, long on talk but with sufficient derring-do to satisfy most fans of the Western genre. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonAside from the films of Howard Hawks and John Ford, this is arguably John Wayne's best and most beloved Western |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyDirected by John Farrow in 3-D, this Western resembles George Stevens' Shane (released few months earlier), based on the premise that to become a real man every boy needs a father (biological or surrogate); the film marks Geraldine Page's screen debut |
| User ReviewAna LGreat performance by John Wayne and shows sympathy for the indians who were losing the battle for their way of life. |
| User ReviewMoonWolf DIf you liked John Wayne You might like this movie.. I did! |
| User Reviewmikeloved it! everyone needs to see this one |
| User ReviewTerri HOutstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor |
| User ReviewVicki H5/18/09 As a matter of fact I have this CD, loaned to me by a friend. Will watch it again tonight. Fantastic film. Loved the dog in this movie. So well trained. |