Arrowhead

Plot

Adapted from a novel by W.R. Burnett (which hadn't yet been published when the film was released), Arrowhead is a tough, uncompromising western dealing with the delicate issue of White-Indian relations. Charlton Heston is at his most truculent as Indian agent Ed Bannon, who though raised by Apaches has a very low opinion of the tribe's trustworthiness. Bannon's warnings about Indian treachery would seem to be borne out by a series of bloody raids upon the cavalry, but the officers in charge refuse to believe him. It turns out that the man behind the Apache attacks is Toriano (Jack Palance), the chief's college-educated son, who has rejected the ways of the White Man and intends to reclaim his birthright. The film boils down to a mano y mano battle between Bannon and Toriano, personal enemies from way back. Hardly politically correct, Arrowhead is worth seeing if only for the multitextured performance by Jack Palance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Charlton Heston - Ed Bannon
• Jack Palance - Toriano
• Katy Jurado - Nita
• Brian Keith - Capt. Bill North
• Mary Sinclair - Lela Wilson

Milburn Stone - Sandy MacKinnon; Richard Shannon - Lt. Kirk; Lewis Martin - Col. Weybright; Frank de Kova - Chief Chattez; Robert J. Wilke - Sgt. Stone; Peter Coe - Spanish; Kyle James - Jerry August; John M. Pickard - John Gunther; Pat Hogan - Jim Eagle; James Burke; Kathryn Grant; Bob Wilke - Sgt. Stone

Credit

Edith Head - Costume Designer, Charles Marquis Warren - Director, Frank Bracht - Editor, Paul Sawtell - Composer (Music Score), Ray Rennahan - Cinematographer, Nat Holt - Producer, Charles Marquis Warren - Screenwriter, W.R. Burnett - Book Author

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