A Man Called Horse (1970)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Adventure, Drama
- 01 May 1970 (USA)
- Movie
In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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| Richard Harris | ... |
John Morgan
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| Judith Anderson | ... |
Buffalo Cow Head
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| Jean Gascon | ... |
Batise
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| Manu Tupou | ... |
Yellow Hand
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| Corinna Tsopei | ... |
Running Deer
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| Dub Taylor | ... |
Joe
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| James Gammon | ... |
Ed
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William Jordan | ... |
Bent
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| Eddie Little Sky | ... |
Black Eagle
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| Michael Baseleon | ... |
Longfoot
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Lina Marín | ... |
Thorn Rose
(as Lina Marin)
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Tamara Garina | ... |
Elk Woman
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| Terry Leonard | ... |
Striking Bear
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| Iron Eyes Cody | ... |
Medicine Man
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Tom Tyon | ... |
Medicine Man
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Jackson Tail | ... |
Medicine Man
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| Manuel Padilla Jr. | ... |
Leaping Buck
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Lloyd One Star | ... |
Warrior
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James Never Miss a Shot | ... |
Warrior
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Frank Rabbit Jr. | ... |
Warrior
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Samuel White Horse | ... |
Warrior
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Justin Thin Elk | ... |
Warrior
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Lawrence Old Cross | ... |
Warrior
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Ardene Turning Bear | ... |
Warrior
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Aloysius Eagleman | ... |
Warrior
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Ross Kills Enemy | ... |
Warrior
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Ben Black Bear | ... |
Warrior
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Richard Fool Bull | ... |
Warrior
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Bruce Pretty Bird | ... |
Warrior
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Ben Eagleman | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lee Schaff Guardino | ... |
Sioux Woman (uncredited) (voice)
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Edward Little | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jasper Redhat | ... |
Warrior (uncredited)
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Sonny Skyhawk | ... |
Member of the Yellow Hand Band (uncredited)
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Vincent St. Cyr | ... |
Warrior (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Elliot Silverstein | ||
Written by
| Jack DeWitt | ... | (screenplay) (as Jack De Witt) |
| Dorothy M. Johnson | ... | (story) |
| Gregory Crosby | ... | (developed by) (creator) |
Produced by
| Frank Brill | ... | associate producer |
| Sandy Howard | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leonard Rosenman | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert B. Hauser | ... | director of photography (as Robert Hauser) |
Editing by
| Philip W. Anderson | ||
| Gene Fowler Jr. | ||
Editorial Department
| Robert Briggs | ... | assistant film editor |
| Thomas M. Patchett | ... | assistant film editor |
Production Design by
| Dennis Lynton Clark | ||
Art Direction by
| Philip Barber | ... | (as Phil Barber) |
Set Decoration by
| Raúl Serrano | ... | (as Raul Serrano) |
Costume Design by
| Dennis Lynton Clark | ||
Makeup Department
| Richard Cobos | ... | makeup artist |
| Frank Griffin | ... | make-up: Richard Harris |
| George Lane | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Keester Sweeney | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Robert M. Beche | ... | unit production manager |
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yakima Canutt | ... | second unit director |
| Mario Cisneros | ... | assistant director |
| Terry Morse Jr. | ... | assistant director |
| Charles Ziarko | ... | dga trainee assistant director |
| Lynn Guthrie | ... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
| Ted Swanson | ... | second second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Craig Binkley | ... | assistant property master |
| Bill Dietz | ... | property master (as William Dietz) |
| Tom Jung | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Kay | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jack A. Finlay | ... | supervising sound editor (as Jack Finlay) |
| Peter Maxwell | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Rafael Ruiz Esparza | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Federico Farfán | ... | special effects (as Federico Farfan) |
| Jerome Rosenfeld | ... | optical production design and titles (as Jerome Rosenfeld of The Helix Group) |
| Tim Smyth | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Tap Canutt | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom L. Dittman | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Chuck Roberson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jack Williams | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rafael Delong | ... | head grip (as Rafael DeLong) |
| Howard Ford | ... | assistant camera |
| Don Johnson | ... | head electrician |
| Gabriel Torres | ... | second unit cameraman |
| Roberto Biciocchi | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Frank Delmar | ... | costume supervisor |
| Eddie Marks | ... | costumer (as Edward Marx) |
| Jack Martell | ... | costumer |
| Theodore R. Parvin | ... | costumer (as Ted Parvin) |
Music Department
| Gene Feldman | ... | supervising music editor |
| Morton Stevens | ... | music supervisor |
| Paul Beaver | ... | musician: moog synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Herman Berardinelli | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| Billy Byers | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Robert Craft | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Don Cristlieb | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joseph Difiore | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bob DiVall | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ralph Ferraro | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Gary Foster | ... | musician: recorder (uncredited) |
| Arthur Gleghorn | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Gary Gray | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| William Hinshaw | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Arthur Hoberman | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Jerrold Immel | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Martin L. Klein | ... | orchestra manager (uncredited) |
| William Kraft | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Raphael Kramer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sidney Lazar | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Bernie Kaai Lewis | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Abe Luboff | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Edgar Lustgarten | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dick Noel | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Lloyd One Star | ... | Native American music advisor (uncredited) / choral director (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jeff Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Leonard Rosenman | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Frederick Seykora | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Robert Takagi | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Milton Thomas | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Charlsie Bryant | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Carl Bodmer | ... | the rituals dramatized have been documented from the letters and paintings of, and other eye witnesses of the period |
| George Catlin | ... | the rituals dramatized have been documented from the letters and paintings of, and other eye witnesses of the period |
| Gregory Crosby | ... | Vice President of Production: Sandy Howard Productions |
| Lynn E. D'Amato | ... | production assistant |
| Clyde Dollar | ... | historian and technical edvisor |
| Julián Benito Navarro | ... | equine consultant |
| 'Chema' Hernandez | ... | livestock coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- National General Pictures (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- Centfox (1970) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- S.N. Prodis (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Pathé Distributors (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Syncron Film (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1970) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Towa. (1970) (Japan) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1971) (Australia) (theatrical)
- CBS (1977) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1982) (Finland) (tv)
- Showtime Video (Finland) (VHS)
- CBS Electronics (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox (West Germany) (VHS)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Videomax (Mexico) (VHS)
- Nelonen (1999) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Finnkino (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- WHC BS12 (2023) (Japan) (tv)
- Carlotta Films (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Fox Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Library of Congress (the makers of this film express their gratitude to)
- Marion Dougherty Associates (casting)
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the museums and libraries (the producers wish to express their appreciation to: without whose help this film could not have been made)
- Smithsonian Institution (the makers of this film express their gratitude to)
- The American Museum of Natural History (the makers of this film express their gratitude to)
- United States Government (the actual practice of the Vow of the Sun was forbidden by, in the latter part of the 1800's)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
During the early 1800s, English Lord John Morgan (Richard Harris) is hunting in the Dakotas, but he is captured by a group of Sioux warriors. Morgan's guides are killed, but he is spared by Sioux Chief Yellow Hand (Manu Tupou), who marvels at Morgan's blond hair. Brought to Yellow Hand's tribal village, Morgan has to endure physical abuse and mockery at the hands of women and children who consider him to be a wild horse. Restrained by a rope around his neck, Morgan is given as a gift to an old squaw, Buffalo Cow Head (Dame Judith Anderson), to be her slave and help her with daily chores. In the village, Morgan meets Running Deer (Corinna Tsopei), the beautiful young sister of Chief Yellow Hand. Morgan witnesses the traditional courtship process when Running Deer is asked in marriage by a tribe member who presents Yellow Hand with gifts in return for his sister's hand in marriage. Morgan starts to fall in love with her. Also in the village is half-breed, Batise (Jean Gascon), whose mother was Sioux and father was French. Batise becomes Morgan's friend and interpreter. Batise advises Morgan against escaping citing his own escape attempt when he was re-captured and hamstrung by the savage Sioux. Despite these warnings, Morgan tries to escape several times, but he is re-captured. He decides to bide his time for another escape opportunity. When a rival Shoshone war party approaches the Sioux village, Morgan kills two of the Shoshone scouts, winning the respect of his Sioux captors. Instead of escaping, Morgan plans to learn the ways of the Sioux, become a warrior, and gain his place amongst them. But this would require much more than killing a few Shoshone scouts. Lord John Morgan's true ordeal is just beginning. Written by nufs68 |
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| Taglines | A man called "Horse" becomes an Indian warrior in the most electrifying ritual ever seen! See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $44,000,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | For his painful Vow to the Sun initiation ceremony scene, Richard Harris wore a prosthetic chest created by make-up artist John Chambers. See more » |
| Goofs | After Morgan has shot the bird, he puts his rifle on the ground to clean it. Then leans upon it. In the next shot he holds it in his two hands removed from the ground. In the next shot the rifle is on the ground again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into EBN: Commercial Entertainment Product (1992). See more » |
| Quotes |
Batise:
[Explaining to John Morgan the need to undergo the painful Sun Vow ritual before he can consummate his marriage to an Indian maiden]
If no pain, nothing good is born. Even seed burst to make grass. See more » |