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The Savage

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The Savage

Sep 1, 1952

1h 35m

★ 6.3

Charlton Heston... fresh from his triumph in "The Greatest Show on Earth."

Overview

The only white survivor of a Crow Indian raid on a wagon train is a young boy. He is rescued by the Sioux, and the Sioux chief raises him as an Indian in very way. Years later, the white men and the Sioux threaten to go to war and the Indian-raised white man is torn between his racial loyalties and his adopted tribe.

Genres

Western

Action

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Charlton Heston

James 'Jim' Aherne Jr. / War Bonnet

Charlton Heston

Susan Morrow

Tally Hathersall

Susan Morrow

Peter Hansen

Lt. Weston Hathersall

Peter Hansen

Joan Taylor

Luta

Joan Taylor

Richard Rober

Capt. Arnold Vaugant

Richard Rober

Don Porter

Running Dog

Don Porter

Ted de Corsia

Iron Breast

Ted de Corsia

Ian MacDonald

Yellow Eagle

Ian MacDonald

Milburn Stone

Cpl. Martin

Milburn Stone

Angela Clarke

Pehangi

Angela Clarke

Orley Lindgren

Jim as a child

Orley Lindgren

Michael Tolan

Long Mane

Michael Tolan

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