A Man Called Horse (1970)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Elliot Silverstein

Writers:

Jack DeWitt (writer)
Dorothy M. Johnson (story)

Release Date:

May 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

A man called "Horse" becomes an Indian warrior in the most electrifying ritual ever seen!

Plot:

In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles...

Plot Keywords:

Aristocrat | Marriage | Nudity | Sioux | Bear Attack

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Richard Harris	...	John Morgan
Judith Anderson	...	Buffalo Cow Head (as Dame Judith Anderson)
Jean Gascon	...	Batise
Manu Tupou	...	Yellow Hand
Corinna Tsopei	...	Running Deer
Dub Taylor	...	Joe
James Gammon	...	Ed
William Jordan	...	Bent
Eddie Little Sky	...	Black Eagle
Michael Baseleon	...	Longfoot
Lina Marín	...	Thorn Rose
Tamara Garina	...	Elk Woman
Terry Leonard	...	Striking Bear
Iron Eyes Cody	...	Medicine man
Tom Tyon	...	Medicine man

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and nudity.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Sioux

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:M (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1970) | Sweden:15 | USA:R (re-rating) (2003) | Australia:PG | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Custer State Park - 13329 U.S. Highway 16A, Custer, South Dakota, USA

Company:

Cinema Center Films

Quotes:

John Morgan: It just occurred to me... I've traveled halfway around the world, at great expense, simply to kill a different kind of bird.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Big Stan (2007)

Among the Sioux

One of the first films to ever deal with the relationship between white men and Native Americans that wasn't slanted towards the white man, A MAN CALLED HORSE was released during the same year as the excellent Arthur Penn film LITTLE BIG MAN and the ultra-violent SOLDIER BLUE, which also dealt with the white man/Indian conflict. Richard Harris gives a great performance as an Englishman who loses his wagon team to, and is captured by, a group of Sioux Indians in the Dakota territory of the mid-1800s. He soon learns their ways of living, which primitive as they might be to us and to him are very traditional. Though the film is rated 'PG', be forewarned that there are scenes of violence and bloodshed (particularly the Sun Vow sequence) that could have gotten this film an 'R' (or a 'PG-13'), so the film is not exactly for kids. Nevertheless, it is worth seeing.