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  • 1970
  • R
  • National General Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 1970
  • R
  • National General Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
A Man Called Horse

Summary In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.

Directed By: Elliot Silverstein

Written By: Jack DeWitt, Dorothy M. Johnson, Gregory Crosby

  • 1970
  • R
  • National General Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 1970
  • R
  • National General Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m

A Man Called Horse

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable
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Summary In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life. Eventually, he is accepted as part of the tribe and aspires to become their leader.

Directed By: Elliot Silverstein

Written By: Jack DeWitt, Dorothy M. Johnson, Gregory Crosby

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Silverstein has elected to tell the story of Lord John's survival largely in terms of Sioux rituals relating to such things as wars, weddings, deaths, and even spiritual deliverance. I must admit that I found all this interesting, although I'm the sort of Indian buff and tourist who gets a kick out of watching contemporary Navajos do their rain dances in tennis shoes.
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By all accounts, the events depicted are historically accurate, but historical accuracy does not always guarantee a well-paced, interesting film.
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Self-touted as an authentic picture of Sioux manners and customs, the film to some extent delivers the goods (despite sacrificing a great deal of credibility by absurdly casting Judith Anderson as a malevolent old crone). But the Sun Vow sequence, lingered on in enervatingly gloating detail, ultimately defines it as exploitative.
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Touted at the time of its release as a comparatively enlightened western, A Man Called Horse now looks like well-researched sensationalism—and is, admittedly, all the better for it.
By Joseph Jon Lanthier FULL REVIEW
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A Man Called Horse is said to be an authentic depiction of American Indian life in the Dakota territory of about 1820. Authentic it may be, but an absorbing film drama it is not.
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Straining for significance at every moment, this is one of a wave of late '60s/early '70s Westerns that represent Hollywood's idea of the counterculture in love beads, feathers and picturesque gore.
By Kim Newman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cinema Center Films, Sandy Howard Productions, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.
Release Date May 1, 1970
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating R
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Tagline A man called "Horse" becomes an Indian warrior in the most electrifying ritual ever seen!
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Awards

Western Heritage Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Laurel Awards
• 1 Nomination
Fotogramas de Plata
• 1 Nomination

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