Main Cast: Martin Sheen, Sam Waterston, Harvey Keitel, Stéphane Audran, Caroline Langrishe
Release Year: 1979
Country: UK
Run Time: 111 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Though made in Britain and Europe, Eagle's Wing qualifies as a Western. Easterner Pike (Martin Sheen) does a lot of growing up in a hurry when he becomes a trapper out-West. By mid-film, Pike is accomplished enough to compete with Comanche chief White Bull (Sam Waterston, there's a masterpiece of nontypecasting!) over possession of a white, wild stallion. The film contains subliminal pro-ecological and pro-tolerance messages, courtesy of its politically-minded stars and the screenplay by future Gandhi scrivener John Briley. Supporting Sheen and Waterston are such never-fail performers as Harvey Keitel and Stephane Audran. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
John Castle - The Priest; Jorge Luke - Red Sky; José Carlos Ruiz - Lame Wolf; Manuel Ojeda - Miguel; Jorge Russek - Gonzalo; Pedro Damieari - Jose; Farnesio DeBernal - Monk; Cecilia Camacho - Girl; Claudio Brook - Sanchez; Julio Lucena - Don Luis; Enrique Lucero - Shaman; Brian Keith
Credit
Tim Hutchinson - Costume Designer, Jake Wright - First Assistant Director, Anthony Harvey - Director, Lesley Walker - Editor, Peter Shaw - Executive Producer, Marc Wilkinson - Composer (Music Score), Augustin Ituarte - Production Designer, Herbert Westbrook - Production Designer, Billy Williams - Cinematographer, Bruce Sharman - Production Manager, Ben Arbeid - Producer, Simon Kaye - Sound/Sound Designer, Michael Syson - Screen Story, John Briley - Screenwriter
