Apache (film)
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Written by | Paul Wellman (novel) James R. Webb |
| Produced by | Harold Hecht |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Alan Crosland Jr. |
| Music by | David Raksin |
Production company | Hecht-Lancaster |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | July 9, 1954 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,240,000[1] or $1 million[2] |
| Box office | $3.25 million (US/ Canada)[3] 1,216,098 admissions (France)[4] |
Apache is a 1954 Western film starring Burt Lancaster.
Plot
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas, though.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Massai
- Jean Peters as Nalinle
- John McIntire as Al Sieber
- Charles Bronson as Hondo (as Charles Buchinsky)
- John Dehner as Weddle
- Paul Guilfoyle as Santos
- Ian MacDonald as Clagg
- Walter Sande as Lt. Col. Beck
- Morris Ankrum as Dawson
- Monte Blue as Geronimo
Production
The film was the first in a series of movies Lancaster made for United Artists.[2] It was originally budgeted at $742,000.[5]
Reception
The film was a big hit, earning over $3 million in its first year of release and $6 million overall.[6] The film currently has a 75% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [7]
See also
References
- ^ Alain Silver and James Ursini, Whatever Happened to Robert Aldrich?, Limelight, 1995 p 234
- ^ a b Tino Balio, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 p. 79
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1954', Variety Weekly, January 5, 1955
- ^ French box office results for Robert Aldrich films at Box Office Story
- ^ Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life, Da Capo 2000 p 137
- ^ Kate Buford, Burt Lancaster: An American Life, Da Capo 2000 p 140
- ^ Apache Rotten Tomatoes
External links
- Apache at IMDb
- Apache at the TCM Movie Database
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