7.6 /10 1 Votes
94% Rotten Tomatoes Initial release 1975 | 5.8/10 IMDb Cinematography Jim Robertson Director Charles B. Pierce Produced by Charles B. Pierce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Charles B. PierceKalai StrodeEarl E. Smith Starring Leif EricksonWoody StrodeDenver PyleL.Q. JonesElisha Cook Jr.Seamon GlassDennis FimpleArthur HunnicuttDawn WellsMichael Dante Music by Nicholas FlagelloWilliam GoldsteinKendall Schmidt Music director Kendall Schmidt, William Goldstein Cast Similar L Q Jones movies, Westerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winterhawk is a western tale about an Indian chief from the Blackfoot tribe who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by smallpox. He is betrayed by the people he seeks help from. The film stars Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Michael Dante and Elisha Cook Jr.
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About the film
The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, the chief of a Blackfoot tribe and played by Michael Dante, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross, the furs are stolen. Following the double cross, which involves the theft of his furs and pelts and the killing of his two companions, he and his braves come back to the town. He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman, played by Dawn Wells, and her young brother. He is then pursued by a posse.
A few years later, director Charles B. Pierce directed Grayeagle.
Reviews
David W. Reid of The Spokesman Review referred to the film as an honest tale. Reviewer Peter Morris of the Milwaukee Sentinel commented on the high standard of cinematography with the surrounding landscape that made it a nature film as well as a lively adventure. Marshall Fine, staff writer for the Lawrence Journal-World, gave a very negative review of the film, and said it had the most unappealing character actors anyone would hope to assemble.
