Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles B. PierceWriter
- Charles B. PierceDirector
- Gene KauerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tim McIntireMatt Colter
- Jack ElamLum Witcher
- L.Q. JonesTolbert Coleman
- Mandi MillerWannetta
- Eloy CasadosPrairie Fox
- Serene HedinLittle Doe
- Vernon FosterWounded Leg
- Lefty Wild EagleMedicine Man
- Larry KenorasBrave Beaver
- Franklin FritzBaby Colter
- Danny WilsonLone Brave
- Leslie AndersonWarrior
Stills
Themes
fortgrizzly bearnative americanoregon, usafashionburial ground