Pillars of the Sky (1956)
The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!
Gênero : Faroeste
Runtime : 1H 35M
Director : George Marshall
Escritor : Sam Rolfe
Sinopse
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
In this western, the sole survivor of an Apache ambush rides out to save a young boy who has been captured. The hero was a captured outlaw en route to his trial.
Jesse Struthers and his brother Jake find themselves on the run after a band of men begin murdering their family.
Two episodes of the 1957 TV series "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" edited together and released as a feature.
Texas John Slaughter is a peace-loving family man and successful rancher who values his friendship with the Apaches. But when a vengeful Geronimo initiates a violent campaign against the settlers, Slaughter himself must fight-- to maintain peace and honor among the warring groups.
1912. Montmartre is terrorized by the Parisian mafia. Charlotte and Milo belong to the Apaches gang and are ready to do anything to regain their freedom and run away to America.
A little-known story of the Indian Wars involves the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the conquest of the Apache tribes.
A greedy land developer steals the land from an Apache Indian tribe. His plan involves shooting most of the Apaches but an Apache warrior survives and gets revenge.
This is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the nation for 30 years. This group, which recently became co-ed, earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal and dependable--and tougher than their male colleagues. Despite facing gender stereotypes and the problems that come with life on the impoverished reservation, the women became known as some of the country's most elite firefighters. The film focuses on four women from different generations of Apache 8 crewmembers who speak tenderly and often humorously of hardship, loss, family, community and pride in being a firefighter.
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
Outlaws on the lam battle attacking Apaches.
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
Old Surehand chega a Mason City seguindo uma nova pista sobre o assassino do irmão, um bandido conhecido como “O General”, que procura há três anos. No entanto, Old Surehand vê-se envolvido num conflito latente entre os colonos e os índios Comanches em estado de guerra e de vingança devido ao assassinato do filho do Chefe. Na companhia do seu fiel amigo Old Wabble, que os as autoridades julgam ser o assassino do irmão de Surehand, e com a ajuda do seu amigo e irmão de sangue de sangue Winnetou, o afável Chefe dos Apaches, Surehand tudo fará para impedir a guerra…
Este documentário analisa o impacto de Apache", da Incredible Bongo Band, que teve um papel central no nascimento do hip-hop após Kool Herc começar a usá-la como sample.
Em pleno século XIX Samuel Jones decide voltar para casa, após muitos anos ausente, numa tentativa de fazer as pazes com sua filha Maggie. Maggie não vê o pai desde quando era criança, mas precisa de sua ajuda quando sua filha mais velha é sequestrada por Chidin, um psicopata que possui poderes místicos. Chidin já sequestrou outras crianças, sendo o responsável por uma grande quantidade de mortos no Novo México. Juntos, Samuel e Maggie precisam encontrá-la antes que Chidin atravesse a fronteira com o México.
While crossing the desert, a frontier scout, Jess Remsberg, rescues Ellen Grange from a pursuing band of Apaches, and returns her to her husband, Willard Grange. He is contracted to act as a scout for an Army cavalry unit. Willard, Ellen, and her infant son are along for the ride, as is horse trader Toller, a veteran of the 10th Cavalry. The party is trapped in a canyon by Chata, an Apache chief and grandfather of Ellen's baby. Willard is captured and tortured. Jess sneaks away and brings reinforcements just in time to save the day. Jess learns that the man he has been hunting is none other than Willard Grange.
'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Western Arizona Bank'. He sells the bank oil wells at Shelly Lake that do actually not exist. The Oilprince learns that the colonists would like to settle at Shelly Lake. So The Oilprince exchanges the scout of the settlers by one of his minions to give them another route. But soon The Oilprince has to recognize that he has not counted on Winnetou, the righteous leader of the Apaches, and his blood brother Old Surehand.
O misterioso Will Lockhart entrega suprimentos à lojista Barbara Waggoman em Coronado, uma cidade isolada em território Apache. Em pouco tempo, ele é confrontado por Dave Waggoman, o sádico filho do fazendeiro Alec e primo da bela Bárbara. Mas ele fica para a cidade, e sua presença é um catalisador de mudança na vida do povo, procurando alguém que não sabe quem ele é... mas que foi responsável pela venda de espingardas para os Apaches.
Bandidos disfarçados de índios atacam os colonos semeando o terror e a sede de vingança nos colonos, mas Winnetou e Old Surehand estão determinados a desmascarar os bandidos e manter a paz entre os colonos e os índios, enquanto protegem a bela Annie Dillman que transporta uma fortuna que tem de entregar ao pai no Arizona.
Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half as held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake.
Paródia de faroestes, principalmente os baseados em obras de Karl May.