Curiously enough the battle of the little big horn is given a short shrift by the film. Crazy horse was born in the black hills of south dakota in 1841, the son of the oglala sioux shaman also named crazy horse and his wife, a member of the brule sioux. But with my people, the buffalo hunt isnt the same as that with white. Chief crazy horse 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In a nutshell, the crazy horse memorial is a monument in south dakota that was started decades ago and is still many, many decades away from being completed. In the film chief crazy horse 1955, directed by george sherman, crazy horse is played by victor mature. Buy chief crazy horse movie posters from movie poster shop. Army troops at the battle of the little bighorn in 1876, is among the most storied of native americans. Crazy horse was born in the black hills of south dakota in 1841, the son of the oglala sioux shaman also named crazy horse and his wife, a member of. Chief crazy horse 1955 george sherman cast and crew. Chief crazy horse falters only in its verbose dialogue sequences, wherein the native tongue of the sioux seems to be fluent cliche. In this offbeat western, unusual for its time in that it sympathetically presented the native american viewpoint, victor mature plays the misunderstood sioux leader while the treatybreaking villain general crook is played by james millican who had earlier portrayed.
Reviled in his lifetime as a lunatic insurrectionist, chief crazy horse has in recent years emerged as a native american hero. Crazy horse, who led the lakota to victory over lt. Chief crazy horse was a proud leader of his people in the lakotasioux indian tribes. We dont hang the buffalos head on a pole in the lodge and boast of our hunting skill. A courageous warrior dedicated to preserving and protecting the native americans way of life against the white man, he died at the hands of an american soldier. Chief crazy horse movie posters from movie poster shop. Save chief crazy horse dvd to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Chief crazy horse 1955 cast and crew a dakota warrior victor mature fulfills a deathbed prophecy of leading his tribe to victory over white men. The death of chief crazy horse the forensic details of the chiefs demise. Although her right leg was amputated, she died from cancer in 1955, at the age of twentytwo, after appearing in only seven films. The soldiers opened fire with their big wagonmounted guns, driving the indians from their warm tents. On january 8, 1877, general miles found crazy horses camp along montanas tongue river. He falls in love with the married black buffalo woman. Chief crazy horse is a 1955 american cinemascope technicolor western film directed by george sherman starring victor mature, suzan ball and john lund.
This biography of the famous lakota sioux war chief is told entirely from the indian viewpoint. About 23 into the film, chief crazy horse manages to split up the cavalry and steal their ammunition. Plot summary during the mid19th century, in what is now south dakota, crazy horse michael greyeyes of the oglala sioux rises to prominence in his tribe. Crazy horse, a chief of the oglala band of lakota sioux who was an able tactician and a determined warrior in the sioux resistance to european americans invasion of the northern great plains. Crazy horse or tasunke witco was born as a member of the oglala lakota on rapid creek about 40 miles northeast of thunderhead mt. Chief crazy horse, the indian hero of the universal film which bears his nameand which came yesterday to the mayfair, in lots of feathers and cinemascopeisnt exactly crazy, but neither is. When young crazy horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival little big man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred lakota burial ground.
Considering when this was released the fact that portrays the indians in a positive light is impressive. Find movie and film cast and crew information for chief crazy horse 1955 george sherman on allmovie. A clip from the movie crazy horse starring michael greyeyes. He took up arms against the united states federal government to fight against encroachment by white american settlers. This madeforcable movie chronicles the life of an oglala sioux warrior who battled for freedom against encroaching westward expansion and fought general custer and his forces at little big horn. Chief crazy horse marked the last film for suzan ball, who developed cancer as a result of a knee injury suffered on the set of east of sumatra for more information, see below. Initial indian victories lead to the inevitable result.
Home series movies schedule browse log in claim special offer. Chief crazy horse 55 indians on horses indian village western rare this vintage original still shows a very rare western photo of indians on horses riding through an indian village. Chief crazy horse chief crazy horse was a strong leader of the lakotasioux indian tribes. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Reviled in his lifetime as a lunatic insurrectionist, chief. Start your free trial to watch chief crazy horse and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
Chief crazy horse i myself vaguely remember seeing this film, probably at the time it was doing the rounds in the cinema, it was probably a secondary movie back then when, other than the epics, there were always the two films to watch, the main feature and an acceptable second film. He hurled the lance that smashed custer that historic day at little big horn a dakota warrior victor mature fulfills a deathbed prophecy of leading his tribe to victory over white men. Watch chief crazy horse streaming online hulu free trial. Nov 26, 2019 crazy horse was an oglala sioux indian chief who fought against being relocated to an indian reservation. The film is a fictionalized biography of the lakota sioux chief crazy horse. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. He was considered small in stature compared to other lakota. Jim kornberg he has killed me now, were the reported words of crazy horse, one of the greatest chiefs of the sioux nations, just after he was bayoneted at. Sep 23, 2011 crazy horse was a typical sioux brave, and from the point of view of our race an ideal hero, living at the height of the epical progress of the american indian and maintaining in his own character all that was most subtle and ennobling of their spiritual life, and that has since been lost in the contact with a material civilization.
Nov 19, 2009 crazy horse fought in the 186568 war led by the oglala chief red cloud against american settlers in wyoming, and played a key role in destroying william j. In the film crazy horse 1995, crazy horse is played by native american actor michael greyeyes. It was a time when cultures clashed, and land became an issue of deadly contention. Crazy horse is one of the most notable and important native american leaders and spent his life fighting for the rights of the lakota people. According to most biographical accounts chief crazy horse was approximately 5 ft. Crazy horses family tries to set record straight with. Which in a way is good because crazy horse had been plaguing the white man for well over a decade when he emerged as a warrior chief of the lakota with as much natural military ability as cochise of the apaches to the south. Movie info reviled in his lifetime as a lunatic insurrectionist, chief crazy horse has in recent years emerged as a native american hero. An exciting and sympathetic look at the life of chief crazy horse and the indian nations. Living out the prophecy that a great warrior would rise and unite the tribes, only to be killed by a. Chief crazy horse 1955 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. How to add chief crazy horse yify subtitles to your movie. Chief crazy horse 1955 yify subtitles yts subtitles. Crazy horse fought in the 186568 war led by the oglala chief red cloud against american settlers in wyoming, and played a key role in destroying william j.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. It was a time when cultures clashed, and land became an issue of deadly contention and traditional native ways were threatened and oppressed. The story of a man who made a legend come truecrazy horse who followed a path to destiny as the greatest of all the sioux. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and crazy horse becomes military leader of his people.
This movie looks great technicolor and cinemascope shots of the black hills look fantastic and add so much to the movie. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chief crazy horse near you. Before you can add any subtitle file to any movie, you must make sure the exact srt file for the particular movie format is downloaded from the right source, such as. The story of a man who made a legend come true crazy horse who followed a path to destiny as the greatest of all the sioux. With all the bullets now owned by the indians, they attack the remaining troopers twice.