''Geronimo'' is a 1993 American historical

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television film directed by Roger Young and starring

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in the title role. It also stars

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and Adan Sanchez, and was distributed by

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on December 5, 1993.

Plot

The film is a fictionalized account of the Apache leader Geronimo.

Cast

as Geronimo *

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as Mangas *

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as Juh * Tailinh Agoyo as Alope (as Tailinh Forest Flower) *

as Old Geronimo *

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Cochise Cochise (; Apache: ''Shi-ka-She'' or ''A-da-tli-chi'', lit.: ''having the quality or strength of an oak''; later ''K'uu-ch'ish'' or ''Cheis'', lit. ''oak''; June 8, 1874) was leader of the Chihuicahui local group of the Chokonen and principa ...

* Michelle St. John *

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as Ishkiye * Nick Young as Purlington * Cody Lightning as Young Daklugie * Ray Geer as Teddy Roosevelt * Annie Olson as Mrs. Roosevelt

Production

It was shot in

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Reception

''Geronimo'' debuted on television five days before the theatrical release of '' Geronimo: An American Legend''. Walter Hill, director of the theatrical film, blamed the poor reception of his film on the screening of the TV movie. Hill said, "I don't think there are a hell of a lot of movies where you can take basically the same story, show it to 50 million people and bring yours out a week later and think that you're going to do great. What can you say, `My Geronimo has better locations?' "

References

External links

* 1993 television films 1993 films 1993 Western (genre) films Cultural depictions of Geronimo Cultural depictions of Theodore Roosevelt Films about Native Americans Apache Wars films Films set in the 1880s TNT Network original films American Western (genre) television films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Roger Young {{US-tv-film-stub