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Cheyenne Autumn ()

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The Cheyenne, tired of broken U.S. government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation.
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Capt. Thomas Archer
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Deborah Wright
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Capt. Wessels
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Red Shirt
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Spanish Woman (as Dolores Del Rio)
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Little Wolf
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Dull Knife
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Doc Holliday
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Wyatt Earp
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Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz
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Second Lieut. Scott
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Guinevere Plantagenet (as Betty Ellen)
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Jeff Blair
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Tall Tree
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Sr. First Sergeant Stanislas Wichowsky
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Major Braden
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Dr. O'Carberry
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Mayor Dog Kelly
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Pawnee Woman
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Joe
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Don Ames ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Jeremy Wright (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Trooper (uncredited)
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Colonel at Victory Cave (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Lee Bradley ...
Cheyenne (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Trooper Smith (uncredited)
Dan Carr ...
Trooper (uncredited)
Dave Dunlop ...
Cpl. Levy (uncredited)
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Entertainer (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper ...
Entertainer (uncredited)
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Skinny (uncredited)
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Ft. Robinson Sergeant of the Guard (uncredited)
Bob Folkerson ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
Duke Green ...
Townsman (uncredited)
Donna Hall ...
Entertainer (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Infantry Captain (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower ...
Trooper (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
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Little Bird (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui ...
Trooper (uncredited)
Syl Lamont ...
Infantryman (uncredited)
Steven Manymules ...
Point Man (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Woman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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General (uncredited)
John McKee ...
Trooper (uncredited)
David Miller ...
Trooper (uncredited)
Louise Montana ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Nanomba 'Moonbeam' Morton ...
Running Deer (uncredited)
Many Muleson ...
Medicine Man (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Sen. Henry (uncredited)
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Svenson (uncredited)
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Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
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Jessie (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Braden's Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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Newspaper Publisher (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Trooper (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Soldier on Train (uncredited)
Mary Statler ...
Entertainer (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Bill Williams ...
Trooper (uncredited)
Jack Williams ...
Trooper (uncredited)
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Carl Schurz's Aide (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford

Written by

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Mari Sandoz ... (suggested by "Cheyenne Autumn" by)
 
James R. Webb ... (screenplay by)
 
Howard Fast ... (based on the novel "The Last Frontier" by) (uncredited)

Produced by

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John Ford ... producer (uncredited)
Bernard Smith ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Alex North

Cinematography by

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William H. Clothier ... director of photography (as William Clothier)

Editing by

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Otho Lovering
David Hawkins ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Richard Day

Set Decoration by

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Darrell Silvera ... (as Darryl Silvera)

Costume Design by

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Frank Beetson Jr. ... (uncredited)
Ann Peck ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Norman Pringle ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Russell Saunders ... assistant director (as Russ Saunders)
Wingate Smith ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Francis E. Stahl ... sound

Special Effects by

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Ralph Webb ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather ... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
John Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Stephanie Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin ... stunts (uncredited)
Donna Hall ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower ... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui ... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... stunts (uncredited)
John McKee ... stunts (uncredited)
Louise Montana ... stunts (uncredited)
Montie Montana ... stunts (uncredited)
Rudy Robbins ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith ... stunt double: Ben Johnson (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Neil Summers ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Williams ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gerald Perry Finnerman ... camera operator (uncredited)
John R. Hamilton ... still photographer (uncredited)
Doug Mathias ... electrical rigging (uncredited)
George R. Schrader ... grip (uncredited)
Harrold Weinberger ... first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Luster Bayless ... costume assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Bill Cornford ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Alex North ... conductor
Henry Brant ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gil Grau ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alex North ... music arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ray Kellogg ... associate director
David Miller ... Indian technical advisor (as David H. Miller)
Jean-Michel Causse ... press attache: France (re-release: 2003) (uncredited)
Élise Girard ... press attache: France (re-release: 2003) (uncredited)
Jean-Michel Rodon ... press attache: France (re-release: 2003) (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

When the government agency fails to deliver even the meager supplies due by treaty to the proud Cheyenne tribe in their barren desert reserve, the starving Indians have taken more abuse than it's worth and break it too by embarking on a 1,500 miles journey back to their ancestral hunting grounds. US Cavalry Capt. Thomas Archer is charged with their retrieval, but during the hunt grows to respect their noble courage, and decides to help them. Written by KGF Vissers

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Taglines LAND-GRABBING DOLLAR PATRIOTS! See more »
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Also Known As
  • John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (United States)
  • The Long Flight (United States)
  • Cheyenne (Japan, English title)
  • John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (United Kingdom)
  • Les Cheyennes (France)
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Runtime
  • 154 min
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Budget $4,200,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Years earlier Richard Widmark had the historical subject matter researched at Yale. He brought the material to John Ford, who didn't want to make it. Years later Ford, who had kept the research, changed his mind and asked Widmark to star. See more »
Goofs The language used by the Cheyenne in this movie is not Cheyenne. It is Navajo. Cheyenne is an Algonquian language, whereas Navajo is Athabaskan (Na Dene), and they do not sound even remotely similar. This is explainable, however, by the fact that this film was shot on the Navajo Nation. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Film socialisme (2010). See more »
Soundtracks Oh, Dem Golden Slippers See more »
Quotes Secretary of the Interior: Oh, Henry... you and I fought together at Gettysburg. You had never seen a Negro slave. All you ever knew was that they were human beings with the rights of human beings - and it was worth an arm to you.
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