''Geronimo'' is a 1962 American

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film made by

Levy-Gardner-Laven Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions was an American film production company based in Beverly Hills, California. The principals, Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner, and Arnold Laven, met while serving in the Air Force's First Motion Picture Unit during Wo ...

and released by

United Artists United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studi ...

, starring Chuck Connors in the title role. The film was directed by Arnold Laven from a screenplay by Pat Fielder, filming took place in

Sierra de Órganos National Park Sierra de Órganos National Park (Spanish: ''Parque Nacional Sierra de Órganos'') is a national park in Mexico, located in the northwest corner of the municipality of Sombrerete in the state of Zacatecas, near the border with Durango. The par ...

in the town of

Sombrerete Sombrerete () is a town and municipality located in the northwest of the Mexican state of Zacatecas, bordering the state of Durango. It was founded in 1555 by Spanish conquistador Juan de Tolosa as a mining center, due to the wealth that the mine ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. The following year, Connors married his costar, Kamala Devi.

Summary

The movie loosely follows the events leading up to the final surrender of

Geronimo Geronimo ( apm, Goyaałé, , ; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people. From 1850 to 1886, Geronimo joined with members of three other Central Apache ba ...

during the Apache-United States Wars in 1886.

Cast

Chuck Connors Kevin Joseph Aloysius "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have p ...

* Kamala Devi as Teela *

Pat Conway Patrick Douglas Conway (January 9, 1931 – April 24, 1981) was an American actor best known for starring as Sheriff Clay Hollister on the Western television series ''Tombstone Territory'' (1957–1960). Early years The son of Metro-Goldwy ...

as Captain William Maynard *

Armando Silvestre Armando Silvestre Carrascosa (born January 28, 1926) is a Mexican-American actor. Life and career Silvestre was born on January 28, 1926 in San Diego, California, but he is originally from Tijuana, Mexico. He dropped out of college in order to ...

as Natchez * Adam West as Lieutenant John Delahay *

Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrat ...

as General George A. Crook *

Ross Martin Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

as Mangas *

Denver Pyle Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in se ...

as Senator Conrad * Eduardo Noriega as Colonel Morales *

John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...

as Jeremiah Burns * Enid Jaynes as Huera *

Mario Navarro Mario Navarro (Born in 1949) is a Mexican actor, active in the 1950s and 1960s. He made his film debut in 1956 playing a leading role in ''The Road of Life'', following in the same year with ''The Beast of Hollow Mountain''. In 1960 he appeared in ...

as Giantah * Nancy Rodman as Mrs. Marsh * Amanda Ames as Mrs. Burns *

Claudio Brook Claudio Brook (born Claude Sydney Brook Marnat, 28 August 1927 – 18 October 1995) was a Mexican actor. Life Born in Mexico City, Brook had a prolific career, making around 100 film and television appearances in his 38 years as an actor. ...

as Mr. Henry

Production

In November 1957 the producing team of Arnold Laven, Arthur Gardner and

Jules V. Levy Jules Victor Levy (February 12, 1923 – May 24, 2003) was an American television and film producer. Levy's television series include ''The Rifleman'', '' The Detectives'', and '' The Big Valley''. Early years Jules Levy was the son of Joseph ...

announced they would make a film about Geronimo for their company, Gramercy Pictures, and release through United Artists. They hoped for

Linda Darnell Linda Darnell (born Monetta Eloyse Darnell; October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965) was an American actress. Darnell progressed from modeling as a child to acting in theater and film. At the encouragement of her mother, she made her first film in ...

to play the female lead. Following the completion of the film in 1961, the producers signed Connors to a two-picture contract.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geronimo (1962 Film) 1962 films 1960s English-language films 1962 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Apache Wars films Films about Native Americans Cultural depictions of Geronimo Films set in the 1880s United Artists films Films directed by Arnold Laven Films scored by Hugo Friedhofer Films shot in Mexico 1960s historical films 1960s American films

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