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 Overview:
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
Deborah Wright: Oh, no! Oh, no, please don't do that to the children!
Little Wolf: The white man's words are lies. It is better that our children not learn them.
Deborah Wright: It is not the words... but who speaks them. Has speaking white men's words made you a liar?
Dull Knife: Our words were learned long ago, when some white men still spoke the truth.
Little Wolf: I pray the young one will give me sons. But I want them to be born where I, and all my people before me, were born.
Dull Knife: Even a dog can go where he likes... but not a Cheyenne.
Miss Plantagenet: You thought this was the prettiest dress you ever saw. Why, you couldn't take your eyes off it.
Wyatt Earp: Well now, that was when I was ten high. Now I'm ace high.
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Facts about
The usually puritanical John Ford contemplated filming a nude scene with Carroll Baker bathing in a river, but ultimately it wasn't shot.
The role of Lt. Scott was originally offered to Jeffrey Hunter, who turned it town in order to star in the TV series Temple Houston. The part was eventually given to Patrick Wayne. Hunter's series only ran for one season before it was cancelled.
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