Watched this movie after reading Tony Hillerman's Sacred Clowns. The portrayal of any historical fact is not really in this movie. Which is the attraction to watching the movie because it portrays an obvious bogus narrative. A comedy for any Cheyenne or Navajo to watch as well as heartache. Hard to say what John Ford was going for in his last western, but the movie lacks integrity just as the Government portrayed lacks integrity with Native American values. Monument Valley gives most any movie five stars, and Ford knows how to shoot it better than any. I've lived in the southwest most of my life and been to M Valley a few times. One of Fords greatest Monument Valley movies for sure, but one of his worst movies overall. I give it a six for being an obvious upside down history movie that has other qualities to the people.
Review of Cheyenne Autumn
