Grayeagle

1977

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Western

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 765 765

kidnapping native american 19th century

Plot summary

A young Cheyenne warrior, who goes by the name Grayeagle, kidnaps the daughter of a grizzled frontier man John Colter who goes on an epic search for his daughter Beth, aided by a friendly native...

Director

Charles B. Pierce Photo
Charles B. Pierce

Top cast

Alex Cord Photo
Alex Cord as Grayeagle
Lana Wood Photo
Lana Wood as Beth Colter
Ben Johnson Photo
Ben Johnson as John Colter
Jack Elam Photo
Jack Elam as Trapper Willis
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894.03 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 2
1.6 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

A simple Western with powerful scenes and spectacular outdoors

When a homesteader (Ben Johnson)'s daughter (a gorgeous Lana Wood, Natalie Wood's sister) is abducted by a Cheyenne Indian (Alex Cord), one of the greatest Cheyenne warriors who ever lived , the father launches a search for her recovery . He's is accompanied by an Indian friend (Iron Eyes Cody) and a frontiersman (Jack Elam). They spend time doggedly pursuing his kidnapped daughter when are attacked by a bunch of nasty Indians and then the hard-hearted trapper takes revenge .This nice and well-paced Western contains adventure , interesting characters , romance , shootouts and spectacular fights . Action Western is pretty good , stylishly developed , a first-rate story and powerful told too . A great featured-role acting by veteran Jack Elam leads some eye-catching supporting performance along with Ben Johnson and Paul Fix . Appears relevant secondary actor named Iron Eyes Cody , usual player Indian roles (¨Great Sioux Massacre¨, ¨Sitting Bull¨, ¨A man called Horse¨) , though actually of Sicilian origin . Full of wide open spaces with breathtaking landscapes exceptionally filmed ; however it is necessary an urgent remastering because of the film copy is worn-out . The flick was well directed by Charles B Pierce who even appears credited in a brief role . He's an expert on terror genre (¨The Evictors¨ , ¨Boggy Crek¨ I, and II , ¨The town that dreaded sundown¨) and Western (¨Hawken's breed¨, ¨The winds of autumn¨, and ¨Winterhawk¨ realized in similar style to ¨Grayeagle¨). This big-scale adventure will appeal to Indian Western fans because you will find impressive battles and an ending haunting or over-melodramatic according your tastes . Rating : Good , worth a look for fans of Western.
Reviewed by lynneesque 5 / 10

behind the movie

They put a lot into this movie and deserve a 10 for effort. I believe I saw a couple of power lines in the showing in Helena, Montana in 1978 where it was filmed but I have not seen it in a while and they may have been edited out later. This was an interesting production. As the costume assistant I was able to work with Dave Powell (son of famous western artist Ace Powell who was a modern day Charles Marion Russell). The making of the movie and getting to know the cast members and crew was an experience for me at 16. A lot of interesting things happened during the production. I recall that at the end of the movie they did not use the actual actors credited as they had walked off the set for the sunset scene. Some were out fishing with my dad. I could go on and on. I enjoyed most of the experience, made a lot of clothes (here is an old shirt, make 16 just like it). Lana Wood's measurements were approximately 47x17x32, fun dressmaking all around. Thanks for the experience Mike (producer and great guy) - I still think of you and don't have crows feet yet - Thanks for the memories, Warren's daughter.
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