Cheyenne Autumn (1964) | |
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | Bernard Smith, John Ford (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Historical, Western |
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by John Ford and produced by John Ford and Bernard Smith.
SYNOPSIS
The last Western from director Ford and a farewell to his familiar Monument Valley locations. After portraying Indians as villains in many of his classic Westerns, Ford cast them in a compassionate light in this rueful, elegiac film. The story follows the Cheyenne Indians as they flee their squalid Oklahoma reservation and return to their traditional homeland along the Yellowstone River in Wyoming. Cavalry officer Widmark gets the call to return the tribe to the reservations, but, after he sees the starvation and sickness endured by his quarry, he questions the government's decision. A cast of great stars (including a brief nod from Stewart as Wyatt Earp), and available in a restored version with additional footage.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1964 --- Ceremony Number 37 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | William H. Clothier | Nominated |
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964): John Ford’s Western Swan Song
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 10, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsIf we had to provide a broad sense of Cheyenne Autumn, it would be all about the mass Exodus of the Cheyenne in 1878 as they journey from the arid land they’ve been subjugated to back to the land the white man had promised to return to them all along. This is a Hollywood rendition so, obviousl... Read full article
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
By Beatrice on May 20, 2018 From Flickers in TimeCheyenne Autumn Directed by John Ford Written by James R. Webb, suggested by “Cheyenne Autumn” by Mari Sandoz 1964/USA Warner Bros./Ford-Smith Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This beautiful movie represents the peak of John Ford’s later career. It is 1878. ?The Cheyenne In... Read full article
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Quotes from
Dull Knife: If he lives to ride even a mile closer to home, he will die as a man should. There will be no more dying in this place.
[narrating]
Capt. Thomas Archer: And so when the Nation was safe, the Sacred Bundle, symbol of the Chief of Chiefs, was passed on. For no one could carry it who had shed the blood of another Cheyenne.
Capt. Thomas Archer: Mr. Scott! I told you to cover that flank!
2nd Lt. Scott: I'm sorry, sir.
Capt. Thomas Archer: From now on, you don't scratch until I itch! Is that clear?
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Facts about
According to Joseph McBride's "Searching for John John", John Ford was urged to cast Richard Boone and Anthony Quinn as the Little Wolf and Dull Knife characters, as both had Native American blood. Ricardo Montalban and Gilbert Roland, who were of Mexican descent, were cast instead.
Spencer Tracy was first cast as the secretary of interior Karl Shultz, but had a heart attack and was replaced by Edward G. Robinson, whose scenes were entirely photographed in studios, including the climatic meeting scene between Shultz and the Cheyenne chiefs, in which the background had to be done with screen process.
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