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film directed by

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Plot

Set before the arrival of Europeans in North America, the story centers on Nishko, a chief's son in the Great Plains. During his rite of passage, Nishko is determined to tame a painted pony as an indication of his emerging manhood.

Cast

as Nishko *

as Chief Hevatanu *

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as Wacopi *

as Sutamakis * George J. Lewis as Nopawallo * Joan Hallmark as Amatula * Cinda Siler as Petala * Bill Blackwell as Sutako * Al Doney as Latoso * Marshall Jones as Comanche leader * Suzanne Goodman as Widow of Latoso * Warren L. Dodge as Second Comanche

References

Bibliography

* Angela Aleiss. ''Making the White Man's Indian: Native Americans and Hollywood Movies''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.

External links

* 1965 films 1965 Western (genre) films 1960s English-language films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Norman Foster Crown International Pictures films 1960s American films {{1960s-western-film-stub