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cheyenne autumn full frame
ford peoples his trail of tears like saga with a remarkable cast that includes richard widmark carroll baker karl malden sal mineo ricardo montalban gilbert roland edward g. robinson and as a lighthearted quick fingered wyatt earp james stewart . as the resettled cheyenne nation desperately struggling to return to its yellowstone homeland across 1500 treacherous miles ford recruited hundreds of navajo tribesman who ever since fords 1939 stagecoach gladly took up reins for the director known to them as tall soldier . the location which ford used for the ninth time is john ford country the canyons buttes and mesas of monument valley . and cheyenne autumn is compassionate epic artistry from one of hollywoods most influential directors . said orson wells when asked to name directors he admired the old masters ... by which i mean john ford john ford and john ford . .
vhs 160 minutes warner