Winterhawk (1975)

93 min · Drama, Western, Western film, adventure film

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Directors

Charles B. Pierce

Cast

Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Elisha Cook Jr., Seamon Glass, Chuck Pierce Jr., Arthur Hunnicutt, Dennis Fimple, Michael Dante

The story

The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, a Blackfoot chief, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross by two outlaws named Gates and Scoby, the furs are stolen and Winterhawk's companions are killed.

Catalogue themes and tags

1840s, Chief, Ermordung, Exchange, Indian, Murder of a Friend, Murderer, Rach, Retaliation, Serum, Smallpox, Tausch, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Wild West

Genres

Drama, Western, Western film, adventure film

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