The Return of a Man Called Horse

"The all-new adventures of the English Lord with the soul of an Indian."

Aug 4 1976 PG 2h 9m
Drama, Western

Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for that life. Yearning to embrace the simplicity of the American West-and the Yellow Hands Sioux tribe he left behind, Morgan returns to the tribe's land only to discover that they've been decimated by ruthless, government-backed fur traders. Led by Horse, they fight to repossess their land.

Plot

In the 1840s, trappers with government backing push the Yellow Hands Sioux off their sacred land; they retreat into an apocalyptic spirituality, passively waiting for supernatural wrath to descend on their usurpers. Meanwhile, in England, Lord John Morgan feels his spirit weaken, so he returns to America to live again with the Yellow Hand. Finding them dispirited, he invigorates them as well as himself through self-imposed torture and other rituals. Once he convinces the clan to take direct action, Horse must devise a strategy to take the trappers' fort. The clan's women and boys take on special assignments to aid the assault to regain the sacred land.

Written by

Jack DeWitt, Dorothy M. Johnson

Directed by

Irvin Kershner

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sandy Howard Productions, United Artists

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
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2,246
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
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