Ulzana's Raid

"One man alone understood the savagery of the early American west from both sides."

Oct 27 1972 R 1h 43m
Adventure, Western

A report reaches the US Army Cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naivity and hidden prejudices.

Plot

Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naiveté and hidden prejudice.

Written by

Alan Sharp

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison, Jorge Luke

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

De Haven Productions, The Associates & Aldrich Company, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Ulzanas Raid (1972) - trailer
Ulzana's Raid (1972) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Featurettes
John Landis on ULZANA'S RAID
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