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Saskatchewan
...where the Royal Northwest Mounted Police stood alone against the fury of the Custer-massacring Sioux and the savage Cree Nation!
Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enlist the peaceful Cree in a battle against the Great White Father.
- Original title
- Saskatchewan
- Language
- EN
- Country
- CA,US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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John Chard
Mar 18, 2019 · via TMDB
Mounties, Cree and the Sioux. Saskatchewan is directed by Raoul Walsh and written by Gil Doud. It stars Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian, Jay Silverheels, George Lewis and Robert Douglas. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography in Technicolor is by John F. Seitz. Saskatchewan River Country, Spring 1877, and Mountie Sergeant O'Rourke (Ladd), who was reared by the Cree Indians, sets about trying to prevent the Cree from joining forces with the Sioux who have crossed the border into Canada after massacring General Custer at Little Bighorn. Competent story with muscular direction for the action sequences, Saskatchewan is undoubtedly reliant on the beautiful visuals to keep the viewer enthralled. Plot is one of those that telegraphs the outcome right from the off, thus any genuine suspense is hard to garner, while the characterisations are drawn as standard. Male cast members are mostly fine, with Ladd always watchable when doing stoicism, but Winters, in a character desperately trying not to be a token, is sadly miscast. However, the action is of high standard, with lots of extras and horses whizzing about to create excitement, and the photography in and around Banff National Park in Alberta is sublime. Whether it's the wonderful mountains, the angled trees or the shimmering river (the latter providing a truly breath taking reflection at one point), Seitz's (The Lost Weekend/Sunset Boulevard) work for this film is reason enough to seek it out. 6/10 The Pegasus Region 2 DVD release is presented in 4:3 full frame and the picture quality is good to fair, if a little grainy for the very light scenes.
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Alan Ladd
Thomas O'Rourke
Shelley Winters
Grace Markey
J. Carrol Naish
Batouche
Hugh O'Brian
Carl Smith
Robert Douglas
Benton
George J. Lewis
Lawson
Richard Long
Patrick J. Scanlon
Jay Silverheels
Cajou
Antonio Moreno
Chief Dark Cloud
Frank Chase
Keller
Lowell Gilmore
Banks
Anthony Caruso
Spotted Eagle
Henry Wills
Merrill
Bob Herron
Brill
John F. Seitz
Director of Photography
Bud Westmore
Makeup Designer
Henry Wills
Stunts
John Cason
Stunts
Robert F. Hoy
Stunts
Roy Jenson
Stunts
Raoul Walsh
Director
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
William Lava
Original Music Composer
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