The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack DeWittWriter
- Felix E. FeistDirector
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lex BarkerLt. Kent McIntire
- Helen WestcottWinifred Lancaster
- Lon Chaney Jr.Chief Pontiac
- Berry KroegerCol. von Weber
- Roy RobertsMaj. Gladwin
- Larry ChanceHawkbill
- Katherine WarrenChia
- Ramsay HillGen. Sir Jeffrey Amherst
- Guy TeagueVon Weber's aide
- James FairfaxGuardhouse sentry
- Abner GeorgeDoctor
Stills
Themes
native americandetroit, michiganknife fightamerican wildernesscolonial americaamerican frontierperson in a strange worldtelevision pilot