Willie Boy (1969)
Gênero : Faroeste
Runtime : 1H 38M
Director : Abraham Polonsky
Sinopse
While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
Uma diligência atravessa o Monument Valley, entre Tonto e Lordsburg, com cinco passageiros, aos quais se junta Ringo Kid, que viaja para acertar as contas com os irmãos Plummer mas, a meio caminho, ocorre um violento ataque de apaches. Um clássico de John Ford, sempre citado entre os melhores filmes de todos os tempos e que serviu de modelo a muitos outros faroestes. O filme é impecável em todos os níveis: direção, elenco, fotografia (de Bert Glennon) e história (baseada no conto Stage to Lordsburg de Ernest Haycox e roteirizada por Dudley Nichols).
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.
Frank Hopkins é um conhecido campeão de corridas a cavalo que é convidado pelo sheiq Riyash a participar de uma competição contra os melhores cavalos árabes. Frank e seu cavalo, Hidalgo, precisam então enfrentar os perigos do chamado mar de fogo, como é conhecido o deserto árabe.
In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife Janice, formerly married to the killer, and Jeff Baxley, on whose testimony the man was originally sent to prison. Sheriff Charles Morton and deputy Sam Freed head a posse tracking down the killer in the desert. The man is found dead of the wounds inflicted by a prison guard trying to prevent his escape. The sheriff resigns his job and heads west with Joan. Written by Les Adams
Dois vagabundos estão passando por uma cidade no oeste, quando chega a notícia de que um fazendeiro local foi assassinado e seu gado roubado. As pessoas da cidade se juntam aos vagabundos, formam uma patrulha para capturar os criminosos. Eles encontram três homens na posse do gado, e estão determinados a ver a justiça ser feita no local. Quando uma patrulha alcança três homens suspeitos de matar um fazendeiro local, alguns deles ficam fortemente divididos sobre se devem ou não linchar os homens.
Três irmãos, três destinos. Alfred (Aidan Quinn) é o reservado, o caçula Samuel (Henry Thomas) é o protegido, e o do meio, Tristan (Brad Pitt), aprendeu com os índios a ter um espírito aventureiro. Ao trazer de volta para o rancho do pai (Anthony Hopkins) uma bela jovem (Julia Ormond), Samuel inicia um conflito de paixões que pode terminar em tragédia para sua família.
When his tribesmen begin killing off white settlers, Young Eagle is opposed to the carnage. In order to assure a lasting peace, however, the chief must deal with renegade Apache Black Wolf.
In California in 1848, Brunton through his stooge Sheriff is evicting the Mexicans from their ranches. Major John Freeman and his troops arrive to investigate. Keeping his troops hidden and appearing out of uniform, he takes up the fight against Brunton. He helps a rancher who has been evicted before his taxes were due only to find him murdered and this leads to the showdown between Brunton's men and the soldiers.
Florida, 1830 - Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Having retreated to Florida, they live a simple horticultural life. But white plantation owners, angry at the increasing numbers of black slaves fleeing to Seminole protection, want to take their land. Plantation owner Raynes, in particular, has convinced the military to wipe out the Seminoles. His rival Moore, a sawmill owner from the North who has a Seminole wife, is against slavery and considers it unprofitable. Chief Osceola sees the coming danger; he tries to avoid provoking the whites, but cannot prevent the war that breaks out in 1835.
This rather unconventional Western movie is set in the middle of the 19th century in Arizona. The film portrays an Indian tribe, the Mimbreno Appacheans, who are celebrating their Thanksgiving, building an irrigation plant, carrying on commerce, and trying to settle down in a rather constricted territory. But the confrontation with the white Americans changes their situation as the mercantile "gentlemen" want to prevent the Indian tribe to become independent from the white men′s business practices. Thus, they destroy the irrigation plant and chase the Indian tribe in an inhospitable territory where they cannot survive. Led by their chief Ulzana, the Appacheans thus start a bitter fight to preserve their habitat.
In 1864, American soldiers massacre a Cheyenne village at Sand Creek. Disgusted by the massacre, Harmonika, one of the soldiers, deserts the army and is captured by the Indians. At first, the Cheyenne hold him responsible for the murder of the wife and the son of their chief Grauer Esel, but soon Harmonika obtains the tribe′s confidence.
After a ten-year absence, Severino returns to his tribe, the Manzeneros, who live on the edge of the Argentinian Andes. The reason for his visit is to take his younger brother back with him up north. However, in his home village, Severino finds a tense and troubled situation. His father Raymundo has recently been found dead. He was on the tracks of a gang of white bandits who had stolen cattle from both Indians and settlers. A sheep breeding company is behind these criminal machinations. This company seeks to drive the Indians and settlers off the fertile land so that they can purchase it cheaply.
O veterano da Guerra Civil Ethan Edwards chega ao Texas em 1868 e encontra o seu irmão e a família dele. No dia seguinte, Comanches invadem o rancho, matam o seu irmão e Martha, a esposa dele, e raptam as duas filhas do casal. Ethan parte então em uma busca vingativa junto com o companheiro Martin, um mestiço que logo percebe que Ethan está obcecado por matar os índios. Ao encontrarem o corpo da mais velha, saem em busca da caçula, por quem procuram mais 5 anos no deserto.
In order to help neighboring Indians irrigate their farms, the Hotshots plan to put on a fair for tourists. But first they need $2000 for an advertising campaign, and the only way they can get it is to borrow it from a wealthy local woman, who has made it clear that she won't give them the money until Hezzie marries her.
A ranch owner fires his ranch hands and brings in women to replace them. The owner's daughter wants the male hands back and comes up with a plan to do it.
The life of the legendary Texas cowboy with his horse, Widowmaker, and how his romance with Slue Foot Sue disrupted it.
Farsighted Falcon, chief of the Lakota, seeks refuge in the Black Hills with his wife Blue Hair and two warriors, sole survivors of their tribe. When they are attacked by the outlaw Bashan, Falcon strikes out for the town of Tanglewood to take on Bashan's boss, mining magnate Harrington.
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries to help the town get rid of Rumpo, and a showdown is inevitable. Marshal has two aids—revenge-seeking Annie Oakley and his sanitary expertise.
Dois amigos inseparáveis, Butch Cassidy e Sundance Kid, lideram o Bando do Buraco na Parede e vivem de assaltar trens e bancos. Quando são caçados por todo o país resolvem ir para a Bolívia e juntamente com Etta, a namorada de Sundance, rumam para a América do Sul. Mas esta decisão não lhes proporcionará grandes assaltos ou uma vida mais tranqüila.
Durante a Guerra Civil, um jovem soldado pratica uma ato ousado, é considerado herói e vai servir por sua escolha em um lugar com forte predominância do povo Sioux. Com o tempo, ele assimila os costumes dos nativos, acontecendo uma aculturação às avessas.
