In 1845 Montana, a Blackfoot Chief tries to buy a cure for his tribe's smallpox infection, but the white settlers are unsympathetic, forcing the Indian Chief to resort to desperate measures.In 1845 Montana, a Blackfoot Chief tries to buy a cure for his tribe's smallpox infection, but the white settlers are unsympathetic, forcing the Indian Chief to resort to desperate measures.In 1845 Montana, a Blackfoot Chief tries to buy a cure for his tribe's smallpox infection, but the white settlers are unsympathetic, forcing the Indian Chief to resort to desperate measures.
- Director
- Writers
- Charles B. Pierce
- Earl E. Smith
- Kalai Strode(uncredited)
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- TriviaWhen Brian Shaw, the owner of the Edmonton Oil Kings, moved his junior hockey team to Portland, Oregon, he named the team the "Winter Hawks" after this film. In order to save money, the team bought used jerseys from the Chicago Blackhawks, which is why the Portland Winter Hawks continue to have jerseys that are similar to the NHL Blackhawks.
- GoofsCharacter Clayanna (actress Dawn Wells) always has on fresh mascara and fresh lipstick, even though she travels for weeks on horseback in the wilderness of Montana, with no luggage and no handbag.
- Quotes
Winterhawk: Who will save us from the white man?
- Crazy creditsDedication: In the entire history of mankind, there has been no race of men who have lived with more passion, poetry and nobility than the American Indian of the 19th Century. Never have there been braver knights, more reckless horsemanship, such tragic nobility... Bound together by some strange enchantment that dismissed all misery and poverty, blending the reality of the great outdoors with fantasy, rituals, spirits and dreams, they have created a sober history that will never die; poetry made of blood, not flowers, that will touch a light to the spirit as long as America is remembered...To this magnificent race of men and women - the American Indian - this picture is respectfully dedicated.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Featured review
Beautifully shot picture dealing with Mountain Men confronting Native Indians
It is set in 1845 Montana, there a Blackfoot Indian : Michael Dante seeks smallpox serum from a nearby trapper camp for his stricken tribe . When he is attacked for his efforts , he takes vendetta by kidnapping two of the settlement's members : Dawn Wells . Then a posse : Leif Erickson , Denver Pyle , Woody Strode , Elisha Cook Jr is formed , going after him . Before the West ever saw the American cowboy..Winterhawk had become a Blackfoot legend . He was the greatest legend the Blackfoot ever had ... and the White Man could never forget .
An agreeable , melodramatic Western movie with trappers , mountain men , Indians and extremely nasty baddies . It packs thrills , noisy action , pursuits and gorgeous landscapes. Exceptional and colorful photography of the gorgeous scenary can't hide the cliched story , in spite of it , resulting to be enjoyable enough . Very marvellous scenary shots of the Rocky Mountains and some pretty soundtrack make up for some of the known , predictable plot . The picture contains a good cast , giving dencent interpretation , with plenty of Western notorious secondaries as Leif Erickson , Denver Pyle , Elisha Cook Jr , Woody Strode , Michael Dante , L. Q. Jones in a really villain role and Arthur Hunnicut's last screen appearance
It packs a sensitive and rousing musical score by Lee Oldridge . Luminous and briiliant cinematography from Jim Roberson and Charles B Pierce himself . This acceptable and in medium budget motion picture was well directed by Charles B Pierce . This craftsman also made similar style westerns such as : Hawken's Breed , Sacred Ground and Grayeagle . Although he also made terror genre as Town that dreaded Sundown, The Evictors , Legend of Bobby Creek , Bobby Creek II and Adventures as Norseman . Rating : 6.5/10 . Worthwhile watching.
An agreeable , melodramatic Western movie with trappers , mountain men , Indians and extremely nasty baddies . It packs thrills , noisy action , pursuits and gorgeous landscapes. Exceptional and colorful photography of the gorgeous scenary can't hide the cliched story , in spite of it , resulting to be enjoyable enough . Very marvellous scenary shots of the Rocky Mountains and some pretty soundtrack make up for some of the known , predictable plot . The picture contains a good cast , giving dencent interpretation , with plenty of Western notorious secondaries as Leif Erickson , Denver Pyle , Elisha Cook Jr , Woody Strode , Michael Dante , L. Q. Jones in a really villain role and Arthur Hunnicut's last screen appearance
It packs a sensitive and rousing musical score by Lee Oldridge . Luminous and briiliant cinematography from Jim Roberson and Charles B Pierce himself . This acceptable and in medium budget motion picture was well directed by Charles B Pierce . This craftsman also made similar style westerns such as : Hawken's Breed , Sacred Ground and Grayeagle . Although he also made terror genre as Town that dreaded Sundown, The Evictors , Legend of Bobby Creek , Bobby Creek II and Adventures as Norseman . Rating : 6.5/10 . Worthwhile watching.
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- Also known as
- R.E.D. - Das Wiegenlied der Rache
- Filming locations
- Kalispell, Montana, USA(Flathead Reservation)
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- Budget
- $850,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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