Refine your search for the great sioux uprising for the great sioux uprising. The great sioux uprising 1953 western video dailymotion. A cherokee, stan watie, is in the area to stir up the sioux against the union just as cook decides to steal a herd of. In 1862, sioux indians, led by chief little crow, challenged white encroachments onto their lands. But schultz doesnt give out gratuitous accounts of at one level, it was a seriously hard book to read. Overview of the great sioux uprising, 1953, directed by lloyd bacon, with jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, at turner classic movies.
This french grade is in very fine condition and measures 47 x 63 inches. The great sioux uprising is a 1953 american technicolor western film directed by lloyd bacon starring jeff chandler, faith domergue and lyle bettger. Tribes consisted of bands, each with a leader or chief. The great sioux uprising 1953 an exunion surgeon jeff chandler sides with ranchers and indians against a rustler lyle bettger and a rebel rouser. The dakota war of 1862, or the sioux uprising began in a southern area of minnesota near the present city of mankato. Directed by lloyd bacon and collectively written by melvin levy, j. John war eagle, who played indian roles in many movies, was born. Original great sioux massacre, the 1965 movie poster in c8. Witnesses to the sioux uprising of 1862 volunteer soldiers adrian j.
The dakota war of 1862, also known as the sioux uprising, the dakota uprising, the sioux outbreak of 1862, the dakota conflict, the u. During their weeklong rampage the sioux killed some 800 settlers, took scores of women and children captive, sent tens of thousands of refugees fleeing eastward, and marked the outbreak of a series of wars between whites and indians over the great plains that did not end until nearly thirty years later at a place called wounded knee. He sees what bettger is doing and tries to organize the opposition, but bettger is a very clever villain if a little less psychotic than he usually is in films. The great sioux uprising 1953 lloyd bacon synopsis. May 01, 2001 the great sioux war was the largest u. One snag with the writing is that the movie is not about a great sioux uprising. In this western, a surgeon goes out west and becomes an equine veterinarian after he. Dakota war of 1862 or little crows war, was an armed conflict between the united states and several bands of dakota also known as the eastern sioux. Elmer daves broken arrow of 1950 with james stewart and jeff chandler had already raised the issue of indian grievances against us indian policy, but this film.
It involved the seven subtribes of the teton, or western sioux, and their allies, the northern cheyennes. In august of 1862, the santee dakota sioux tribe launched. During the civil war, in wyoming, horse dealers joan britton faith domergue and stephen cook lyle bettger are competing to supply the union army with horses. Great sioux uprising 1953 during the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux. When white historians first wrote the story in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the fighting was referred to as the great sioux massacre or the great sioux war. Alexis smith and stephen mcnally were meant to co star with chandler. The great sioux massacre is a 1965 american western film directed by sidney salkow in cinemascope using extensive action sequences from salkows 1954 sitting bull. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Several genuine native americans dot the cast of universals the great sioux uprising. The grand title sadly doesnt match what is actually put on screen, since bacons film. It stands today as the largest mass execution in us history. Buy the great sioux uprising 1st da capo press ed by oehler, c. Read the full synopsis of the great sioux uprising, 1953, directed by lloyd bacon, with jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, at turner classic movies. Dec 08, 2014 during the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux.
The great sioux uprising 1953 directed by lloyd bacon. Where danger lives 1950 crime, drama, film noir, thriller robert mitchum, claude rains, faith domergue film. Dec 05, 2016 during the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux. Great sioux uprising of 1862 digital history id 695. Filming took place in portland and pendleton, oregon. Dakota conflict in southern minnesota has carried different labels. During those seven days at least 400 white settlers were killed, the great majority innocent victims slaughtered in the most shocking manner. During the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux. Mcnallys wife then fell ill and he asked to withdraw from the film. With jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney. Starring jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney and stacy harris.
The great sioux uprising of 1862 so hard was the rottenness of many, and the profuse brutalities of multitudes. The sioux uprising of 1862 resulted in the relocation of many santees to small reservations in south dakota and nebraska, although others remained in minnesota. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew an exunion surgeon jeff chandler sides with ranchers and indians against a rustler lyle bettger and a rebel rouser. Jeff chandler plays a new veterinarian in town, who discovers that prominent horse trader lyle bettger is stealing animals from the sioux and selling them to the. A cherokee, stan watie, is in the area to stir up the sioux against the union just as cook decides to steal a herd of sioux horses. Dakota dawn focuses in great detail on the first week of the killing spree, a great paroxysm of destruction when the dakota succeeded, albeit fleetingly, in driving out the white man. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. The great sioux uprising is a 1953 western film directed by lloyd bacon and starring jeff chandler plot synopsis. During the summer of 1862, indian warfare broke out in southern minnesota that left between 400 and 800 settlers and soldiers dead, and provoked military action against the sioux in the dakota territory. Government and commercial interest in designated sioux and cheyenne areas forced the conflict. The copy of this film was absolutely dreadful, the sound was indistinct, reediting was so bad it didnt make sense in places, had so. Dakota war of 1862 the tragic sioux uprising in minesota. Real change began after 1819, when federal soldiers built fort snelling. Original great sioux massacre, the 1965 movie poster in.
In a fictionalized form, it depicts custer as an incompetent warmonger, and the indians as his victims, and covers events leading up to the battle of the little bighorn and custers last stand. The mdewakantons, for example, were divided into nine bands. The great sioux uprising lyle bettger actor, albert j. The santee sioux uprising in minnesota, ultimately put down by general sibley, exposed conflicting forces that were soon to erupt in violent conflicts on the great plains. The great sioux massacre is an entertaining pack of lies about custers last stand. Exarmy doctor jonathan westgate jeff chandler, opposes cooks unscrupulous methods as well as. In this extract, big eagle describes the uprisings causes, including hunger. The great sioux uprising 1953 western 1 h 20 min jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney director. It was the spark that flared a wide scale decision by the dakota sioux to bring fullscale war against the united states.
Bob and gladys had done the john wayne corn in old california and the turgid american. This uprising as were most uprisings resulted from 1 a failure of the federal government to make good on treaty promises. The great sioux uprising 1953 the movie database tmdb. It was filmed in cinemascope and involves a largely fictional revisionist western take on the famous little big horn massacre. Cody and was an american adventurer, soldier, and showman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. On the day after christmas in mankato, minnesota, 38 sioux indians were hanged, by order of president abraham lincoln. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Armyindian war in american history, occurring over 18 months from march, 1876, to september, 1877. In over the earth i come, schultz brilliantly retells one of americans most violent and bloody events, the great sioux uprising of. The great sioux massacre 1965 was shot around tucson, arizona and was produced in part using footage from sidney salkows earlier sitting bull.
The significance and magnitude of the dakota uprising of 1862 curtis dahlin, april, 2012. The great sioux uprising 1953 jeff chandler western color. With joseph cotten, darren mcgavin, philip carey, julie sommars. Buy the great sioux uprising 1953 from amazons movies store. Feb 06, 2017 the great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In a location near the minnesota river, a hunting party of four dakota sioux killed five white settlers. The dakota conflict or dakota war or sioux uprising involved primarily the two southernmost dakota tribes, the mdewakantons and wahpekutes. Jeff chandler and faith domergue in the great sioux uprising 1953 faith. Jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney, stacy harris, walter sande writer. The great sioux uprising is a film programme that first aired in 1953 and has been classified a u certificate.
The great sioux uprising 1953 buddies in the saddle. The great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953. What made this 324 page paperback, over the earth i come. On friendly terms with the local sioux, joan hopes to persuade the tribe to sell some of its. This dull western sees chandler, a surgeonturnedhorsedoctor due to a hand injury, move west to lead the quiet life. His popular wild west show, begun in the 1880s, featured acts such as the marksmanship of annie oakley, mock battles between native americans and army troops, and breathtaking displays of cowboy skills and horsemanship. Ebell 18401877, a pioneering photojournalist, and albert colgrave 18391863, a professional graphic artist, tell their own versions of the war in words and images. A somewhat different take on custers motivation that changed him from a defender of nativeamerican rights into a politicallydriven, headlinesseeker chastiser of the sioux during the 1870s. The great sioux uprising was the first film under the new agreement. The newly arrived vet makes a deal with the sioux chief to help calm the situation. General custer philip carey is herein depicted as a bastion of tolerance, whose efforts to secure fair. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. They had agreed to live on a reservation in exchange for annual payments from the government.
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