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Producer
  
Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Genre
  
Action, Romance, Western

Cinematography
  
Language
  
English

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Writer
  
L. L. Foreman
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Release date
  
September 1952

Cast
  
(James \'Jim\' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet), (Tally Hathersall),
Joan Taylor
(Luta), (Lt. Weston Hathersall), (Cpl. Martin), (Yellow Eagle)

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The Savage is a 1952 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Charlton Heston. Much of the film was shot in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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Plot synopsis

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A young boy, Jim Aherne Jr., is the only survivor of a raid on a wagon train by Crow Indians. He is rescued by a group of Sioux Indians and is raised by Chief Yellow Eagle as a Sioux and renamed Warbonnet. Jim grows to maturity, but soon his loyalties between his tribe and his white heritage are divided. Gold is discovered in the Black Hills and the Sioux expect the sovereignty of their territory to be respected because of an earlier treaty. Warbonnet’s allegiance is questioned when he urges Yellow Eagle not to go to war.

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Warbonnet is sent to Fort Duane to determine whether the U.S. government intend to honor the treaty. On his way, he helps save a party of U.S. cavalry, led by Lt. Hathersall, from an attack by Crow Indians. Because of this he is received warmly by Col. Robert Ellis at the fort. However Capt. Vaughant calls him a savage. After several days Warbonnet leaves the fort when he learns that his Sioux sister, Luta, has been captured by soldiers. He meets his friend Long Mane who tells him that the soldiers were killed by a party of Crow and that Luta was taken captive. Warbonnet leads a party of Sioux on a raid on the Crow camp and rescues his sister. However, Luta is then killed in an attack by Vaughant and his troops.

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Warbonnet is now convinced that the whites will not honor the treaty and agrees to lead the soldiers at Fort Duane into an ambush. Meanwhile, Col. Ellis has received orders from Washington that all the Indians are to be moved to reservations, by force if necessary. Acting as a scout, Warbonnet leads Vaughant’s men to a Crow camp. Vaughant wants to destroy the camp and kill all the occupants. Using explosives, Warbonnet and Corp. Martin flush the fleeing Crow out of the forest where they are subdued by Lt. Hathersall and his men. Vaughant, furious at this, tries to shoot Warbonnet, but in a scuffle with Corp. Martin, Vaughnt is killed. Warbonnet and Yellow Eagle have planned to attack the remaining column, but when Yellow Eagle orders no prisoners to be taken, Warbonnet questions the wisdom of the attack, especially when he learns that a wagon train of women and children have joined the column for protection.

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Warbonnet helps the wagon train escape the planned ambush but is injured by an arrow. That night, a feverish Warbonnet meets with Yellow Eagle to try and persuade him to abandon his war plans. Warbonnet’s mother, Pehangi, convinces Yellow Eagle that Warbonnet is right. But Yellow Eagle, in accordance with Sioux law for betraying him, throws a lance at him, injuring him. Warbonet is taken back to the fort where he persuades the colonel that the Sioux will not pursue their war on the whites.

Cast

  • Charlton Heston - Jim Aherne, Jr./Warbonnet
  • Susan Morrow - Tally Hathersall
  • Peter Hansen - Lt. Weston Hathersall
  • Joan Taylor - Luta
  • Richard Rober - Capt. Arnold Vaughant
  • Don Porter - Running Dog
  • Ted de Corsia - Iron Breast
  • Ian MacDonald - Chief Yellow Eagle
  • Milburn Stone - Corp. Martin
  • Angela Clarke - Pehangi
  • Michael Tolan - Long Mane
  • Howard Negley - Col. Robert Ellis
  • Orly Lindgren - Jim Aherne, Jr. (as a boy)
  • References

    The Savage (1952 film) Wikipedia