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5.9/10 • 21

1954-03-301h 27m

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...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.

Directors
Raoul Walsh
Editors
Frank Gross

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  1. Alan Ladd

    Alan Ladd

    Thomas O'Rourke

  2. Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Grace Markey

  3. J. Carrol Naish

    J. Carrol Naish

    Batouche

  4. Hugh O'Brian

    Hugh O'Brian

    Carl Smith

  5. Robert Douglas

    Robert Douglas

    Benton

  6. George J. Lewis

    George J. Lewis

    Lawson

  7. Richard Long

    Richard Long

    Patrick J. Scanlon

  8. Jay Silverheels

    Jay Silverheels

    Cajou

  9. Antonio Moreno

    Antonio Moreno

    Chief Dark Cloud

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John Chard

Mar 18, 2019

6/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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