Sacred Ground

"Born on hallowed ground... loved by two mothers... His child became sacred!"

Jan 28 1983 PG 1h 40m
Drama, Western

SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff

Plot

This movie tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Native American wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is fatally wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute women who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive.

Written by

Charles B. Pierce

Directed by

Charles B. Pierce

Cast

Tim McIntire, L.Q. Jones, Jack Elam

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Pacific International Enterprises, Wilderness Family Inc

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
274
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA