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“The White Man’s promises are written in water.” That’s the view of the veteran Sioux chief who has had enough of their false promises that try to appease whilst they simultaneously build more forts and drive his people from their traditional territory. “Bridger” (Van Heflin) has…
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Tomahawk
“The Glory Story of the Great Sioux Indian Uprising!”
70%
Movie
1h 22m
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Tomahawk (1951) — AI movie analysis
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Story & themes: In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to … Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~82 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Tomahawk 70% (21 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1951-02-05
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 39018
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In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim B... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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Cast
Van Heflin
Bridger
Yvonne De Carlo
Julie Madden
Alex Nicol
Lt. Rob Dancy
Preston Foster
Col. Carrington
Jack Oakie
Sol Beckworth
Tom Tully
Dan Castello
John War Eagle
Red Cloud
Rock Hudson
Burt Hanna
Susan Cabot
Monahseetah
Arthur Space
Captain Fetterman
Russ Conway
Major Horton
Ann Doran
Mrs. Carrington
Stuart Randall
Sergeant Newell
- C
Chief American Horse
Indian (uncredited)
- M
Mad Bear
Indian (uncredited)
- S
Sheila Darcy
Woman (uncredited)
- A
Abner George
Man (uncredited)
- J
James A. Hermstad
Man (uncredited)
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“The White Man’s promises are written in water.” That’s the view of the veteran Sioux chief who has had enough of their false promises that try to appease whilst they simultaneously build more forts and drive his people from their traditional territory. “Bridger” (Van Heflin) has been drafted in by fair-minded colonel “Carrington” (Preston Foster) to try and facilitate the construction of a new fort. He has a Cheyenne wife and is known and trusted by “Red Cloud” so he manages to get their reluctant consent, so long as no one from either side harms the other. Arrogant young trouble maker “Lt. Dancy” (Alex Nicol) isn’t one to care about the niceties of their treaty and when he guns down a young lad whom he assumes was trying to steal an horse, all bets are off. Can “Bridger” manage to broker some sort of truce before all hell breaks loose? Heflin holds this together quite well as the arrows fly, and there is also more of substance to a story that illustrates the duplicity of the “white man” as his never-ending expansion and his bigotries make fertile ground for conflict with tribesmen who really just wanted to be left to get on with things as their ancestors had done. It does fizzle out a bit at the end, but there is still enough action to keep it engaging enough for eighty minutes and you might spot an early outing from Rock Hudson too.
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