''Black Fox'' is a 1995 American
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television miniseries
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based on
Matt Braun
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Christopher Reeve
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,
Raoul Trujillo
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,
Tony Todd
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and
Nancy Sorel
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Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts/ ...
. The miniseries was presented in three parts on
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.
Plot
Black Fox tells the story of two "blood" brothers, Alan and Britt Johnson-one a former plantation owner, the other his childhood friend whom he freed from slavery-who, with their families, leave Carolina to settle in Texas in the 1860s in hopes of finding a new life. Alan and Britt Johnson, along with other pioneer families, are homesteading on the West Texas frontier.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, word arrives that two Indian tribes, the Comanches and the Kiowas, have joined forces under the leadership of Little Buffalo, whose goal is to drive the white man out of Texas.
In a surprise raid, while the men are away making preparations to defend their homes, the Indians attack, taking hostage every woman and child they can find. While not all the settlers agree, it is decided that because he is black, Britt will have the best chance to negotiate with the Indians for the return of their families and he takes off, alone, for a journey deep into hostile Indian territory.
Cast
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Christopher Reeve
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as Alan Johnson
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Raoul Trujillo
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as Running Dog
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Tony Todd
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as Britt Johnson / Black Fox
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Nancy Sorel
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Born and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sorel received a degree in Theatre and Film from the University of Massachusetts/ ...
as Sarah Johnson
* Janet Bailey as Mary Johnson
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as Frank Johnson
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Chris Wiggins
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as Ralph Holtz
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Dale Wilson as Captain Buck Barry
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Lawrence Dane
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as Colonel McKensie
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Cynthia Preston
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as Delores Holtz / Morning Star
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Don S. Davis
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as Sergeant
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Kim Coates
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as Natchez John Dunn
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Kelly Rowan
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as Hallie Russell
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David Fox as Carl Glenn
Production
Crew
It was directed by
Steven Hilliard Stern
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Stern attended Ryerson Institute of Technology and served in the Canadian Infantry before inaugurat ...
. The adaptation was written by
John Binder,
Michael Michaelian,
Jeb Rosebrook and Joe Byrne.
Filming
The series was filmed in 1993, but wasn't broadcast until 1995. Most of the series was filmed in Alberta, Canada.
Episodes
Reception
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'' called ''Black Fox'' "a sturdy but not truly outstanding sagebrush miniseries" and says it is "admirable for its decision to craft a straightforward saga with serious undertones, this canters, but does not gallop, down a
trail of Wild West formulas."
TVGuide.com: Black Fox Review
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References
External links
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1995 television films
1995 films
1990s American television miniseries
Films set in the 1860s
CBS network films
Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Television shows set in Texas
1990s English-language films