Against a Crooked Sky
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Against a Crooked Sky
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Against a Crooked Sky is a remake of John Ford's landmark western The Searchers. Richard Boone appears in the John Wayne role, playing an ageing trapper obsessed with rescuing a white girl from her Indian captors. Another movie veteran, Henry Wilcoxon, is the ruthless yet honorable Indian chief. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviCast
- Richard Boone - Russian
- Stewart Petersen - Sam Sutter
- Geoffrey Land - Tamkai
- Jewel Blanch - Charlotte Sutter
- Gordon Hanson - Shumeki
Credit
Carl Anderson - Art Director, Dan Greer - Associate Producer, Earl Bellamy - Director, Marsh Hendry - Editor, Lex de Azevedo - Composer (Music Score), Mack David - Songwriter, Joe Jackman - Cinematographer, Lyman D. Dayton - Producer, Eleanor Lamb - Screenwriter, Douglas Day Stewart - Screenwriter| Against Time (2001 Film), Against Rascals With Kung Fu (1978 Film) | |
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Against a Crooked Sky
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| Directed by | Earl Bellamy |
| Produced by | Lyman Dayton (producer) Dan Greer (associate producer) |
| Written by | Douglas C. Stewart (written by) & Eleanor Lamb (written by) |
| Starring | Richard Boone Stewart Petersen Henry Wilcoxon |
| Music by | Lex de Azevedo |
| Cinematography | Joe Jackman Bernie Abramson |
| Editing by | Marsh Hendry |
| Distributed by | Doty-Dayton Releasing |
| Release date(s) | December, 1975 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Against a Crooked Sky is a 1975 American Western film directed by Earl Bellamy and starring Richard Boone, Stewart Petersen, and Henry Wilcoxon.
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The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.
Cast
- Richard Boone as Russian
- Stewart Petersen as Sam Sutter
- Henry Wilcoxon as Cut Tongue / Narrator
- Clint Ritchie as John Sutter
- Shannon Farnon as Molly Sutter
- Jewel Blanch as Charlotte Sutter
- Brenda Venus as Ashkea
- Geoffrey Land as Temkai
- Gordon Hanson as Chief Shumeki
- Vince St. Cyr as Cheyenne Chief Shokobob
- Margaret Willey as Old Hag
- Norman Walke as Milt Adams
- George Dale as Bob
- Bar Killer as B'ar Killer
Soundtrack
- Jewel Blanch - "Against a Crooked Sky" (Music by Lex de Azevedo, lyrics by Mac David)
See also
External links
- Against a Crooked Sky at the Internet Movie Database
- Against a Crooked Sky is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
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