Cheyenne autumn 1964 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. This is the selfconsciously epic story of the northern cheyennes escape from indian territory back to their northern homeland in late 1878. Robinson, james stewart, richard widmark, sal mineo. In cheyenne autumn, which opened at the capitol last night, john ford, that old master of the western, has come up with an epic frontier film. In fact, the dvd is a new digital transfer from restored picture and sound elements. Beautifully restored to its original length with footage not seen in two decades, john fords last western masterpiece chronicles the struggle by cheyenne indians to migrate homeward across the. Robinson, ken curtis, ricardo montalban, bing russell cheyenne autumn cast, crew and credits search. Robinson, whose scenes were entirely photographed in studios, including the climatic meeting scene between shultz and the cheyenne chiefs, in which the background had to be done with screen process. John fords last western film, cheyenne autumn was allegedly produced to compensate for the hundreds of native americans who had bitten the dust in fords earlier films that was the directors. Cheyenne indians risk their lives on a grueling exodus from an oklahoma reservation to their homeland in wyoming.
Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia. All the marbles mistakes the andy griffith show mistakes biggest mistakes in game of thrones spiderman. John ford would not allow sal mineo to speak any english dialog in the movie due to the actors bronx accent. Released april 1st, 2001, cheyenne autumn stars richard widmark, carroll baker, james stewart, karl malden the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 39 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Instead of the glories of the frontier, or even the romanticism of glory in defeat, the american audience of the time was forced to face a series of unpleasant, complex moral questions. Set in 1887, the film recounts the defiant migration of 300 cheyennes from their reservation in oklahoma territory to their original. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in cheyenne autumn 1964. The rueful, elegiac grandeur of john fords final western, from 1964, arises from a true story of a quasibiblical power, a sort of frontier exodus thats filmed with a. All the trivia you can handle about cheyenne autumn, 1964, directed by john ford, with richard widmark, carroll baker, karl malden. Bad hand speaks about the northern cheyenne indian duration. He had so much reverence for the subject matter that his usual focus was lost and he made a boring movie. The cheyenne autumn townhomes association is dedicated to ensuring the beauty, safety, and stability of the area, promoting neighborliness and pride among the residents, and forming a.
A life, a featurette called cheyenne autumn trail, and the theatrical trailer. Cheyenne autumn is the story of an epic journey by 270 northern cheyenne from their imprisonment in the indian territories of oklahoma to the yellowstone river in having said that, i am trying to figure out why it took be so many years to read mari sandoz. Cheyenne autumn spencer tracy was first cast as the secretary of interior karl shultz, but had a heart attack and was replaced by edward g. Cheyenne autumn is a rambling, episodic account of a reputedly littleknown historic cheyenne indian migration 1,500 miles through almost unbelievable hardships and dangers to the tribes home. Cheyenne autumn 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. Which actor or actress did not appear in both movies. Featuring an allstar cast including richard widmark and jimmy stewart. He and another chief led the cheyenne off their oklahoma reservation and took them back to their homeland in montana, despite hundreds of us cavalry troops trying to stop them.
John ford long wanted to make a movie about the cheyenne exodus. They are led by chiefs dull knife and little wolf and guided by an elderly woman. The film was the last western directed by john ford, who. Largescale frontier epic telling the true story of a band of cheyenne indians who, starved nearly to extinction on an inhospitable reservation, embark on the long trek back to their distant ancestral homelands in wyoming, despite opposition from the us army. John ford this is the selfconsciously epic story of the northern cheyennes escape from indian territory back to their northern homeland in late 1878. About a third of the way through the movie, when the white guys charge the indians. Overview of cheyenne autumn, 1964, directed by john ford, with richard widmark, carroll baker, karl malden, at turner classic movies. Trivia the cheyenne are actually navajo, telling dirty jokes in their. Cheyenne autumnrichard widmark, carroll baker, gilbert roland, ricardo montalban, dolores del rio, karl malden, edward g. Cheyenne autumn 1964 the 196070s john wayne message. This was called the cheyenne autumn trail and is the basis for the movie cheyenne autumn. Apr 01, 2014 cheyenne autumnrichard widmark, carroll baker, gilbert roland, ricardo montalban, dolores del rio, karl malden, edward g. Feb, 2012 one card is missing in cheyenne autumn 1964 with james stewart duration.
Cheyenne autumn is a 1964 american epic western film starring richard widmark, carroll baker, james stewart, and edward g. Cheyenne autumn is a 1964 western movie that tells the story of a factual event, the northern cheyenne exodus of 18781879. He, and another chief, led the cheyenne off their oklahoma reservation and took them back to their homeland in montana. Narrated by richard widmark, playing a us army officer.
Monument valley gives cheyenne autumn mystical and mythical, even apocalyptic vistas, but is certainly not there to give the film realism. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing cheyenne autumn near you. Cheyenne autumn original trailer a reluctant calvary captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating cheyennes. John fords final western film, cheyenne autumn 1964, has not received the critical or popular reappraisal that many of his other films were to achieve. The american experience in movies quiz 10 questions.
As early as 1957, he wrote a treatment with his son patrick ford, envisioning a. It achieves most of them but then spoils everything by giving in to commercial cliches. Cheyenne autumn completely breaks conventional genre expectations for westerns. Beautifully restored to its original length with footage not seen in two decades, john fords last western masterpiece chronicles the struggle by cheyenne indians to migrate homeward across the great plains in 1878. Welcome to cheyenne autumn townhomes association on the web. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.
Cheyenne autumn trailer 1964 video detective movie. Cheyenne autumn is a 1964 western movie starring richard widmark. Special features include commentary by joseph mcbride, author of searching for john ford. Join facebook to connect with cheyenne autumn and others you may know. Cheyenne autumn 1964 james stewart john wayne message. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Aug 05, 2016 cheyenne autumn was mentioned in an interview richard widmark gave on canadian television and the opinion he expressed was that john ford was trying too hard. John fords last western film, cheyenne autumn was allegedly produced to compensate for the hundreds of native americans who had bitten the dust in fords earlier films that was the directors story, anyway. Facts and trivia director john ford won six academy awards for the informer, grapes of wrath, how green was my valley, the quie t man, and two wartim e docum entaries, won four new york film critics a ward s, and won the american film. Jul 31, 20 beautifully restored to its original length with footage not seen in two decades, john fords last western masterpiece chronicles the struggle by cheyenne indians to migrate homeward across the. Which of the following actors did not star in the movie. This film was released in an era of overlong widescreen epics. Released by label x in 1987 lxcd 4 containing music from cheyenne autumn 1964.
Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia sports trivia television video games world. Set in 1887, the film recounts the defiant migration of 300 cheyennes from their reservation in oklahoma territory to their original home in wyoming. Cheyenne autumn is a 1964 american epic western film starring richard widmark, carroll. Cheyenne autumn is a near miss, a motion picture with good intentions. Robinson, james stewart, arthur kennedy, sal mineo, ben johnson, patrick wayne, john carradine 1964. Spencer tracy was first cast as the secretary of interior karl shultz. Cheyenne autumn is based on a true story from 1878 in which more than three hundred northern cheyenne escape from the cheyenne and arapaho agency at fort reno, oklahoma, to return to their home in the yellowstone area. Little wolf was a chief of the cheyenne tribe in 1878. Cheyenne autumn soundtrack from 1964, composed by alex north. In nebraska the tribe split, as some because of hardships went in to a fort. When i saw this during its first release, i was, like most other viewers, thoroughly awed by william clothiers magnificent handling of the 70mm cameras although some scenes, unfortunately, had to be completed with quite evident manipulation of actors performing on a soundstage in front of previously photographed exterior shots, and some sets were muchtooobviously studio bound. Largescale frontier epic telling the true story of a band of cheyenne indians who, starved nearly to extinction on an inhospitable reservation, embark on the long trek back to their distant ancestral. John fords last western masterpiece chronicles the struggle by cheyenne indians to migrate homeward across the great plains in 1878.
Ok facts by film cheyenne autumn by topic by person by film. Arthur kennedy, james stewart, karl malden, george obrien, edward g. View the tcmdb entry for cheyenne autumn 1964 share video. The fort robinson tragedy winter 18781879 refers to a series of events which occurred during the winter of 18781879 at fort robinson in northwestern nebraska.
The movie as a whole looks incredible for it being a standard definition dvd. This was called the cheyenne autumn trail and is the basis for this film. Standing in the landscape punctuated with the vertical and horizontal lines of the impressive rocks are the actors ford chose to play the cheyenne main roles, standing and walking straight with ceremonial gravity, not because they are wooden, but because. Although based on intensive research, and supplemented by notes on sources, a map, and an index, cheyenne autumn is in fact an epic novel in which sandoz employs dialogue and other fictional. It tells the story of a factual event, the northern cheyenne exodus of 187879, told in hollywood style using a great deal of artistic license.
Largescale frontier epic telling the true story of a band of cheyenne indians who, starved nearly to extinction on an inhospitable reservation, embark on the long trek back to their distant. The cheyenne autumn townhomes association is dedicated to ensuring the beauty, safety, and stability of the area, promoting neighborliness and pride among the residents, and forming a base for representation in matters affecting the community. 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 its worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. After having been forced to relocate south to the darlington agency in the southern cheyenne reservation, a band of northern cheyenne fled back north in september 1878 because of the terrible conditions. Autumn leaves has to be the most popular autumn song of all time. One card is missing in cheyenne autumn 1964 with james stewart duration. Browse fun facts and trivia about at classic movie hub cmh. Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the facts and trivia about the autumnal equinox. Early sympathetic look at native americans, and fords last film.
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