Apache Uprising is a 1965 American Technicolor Western Techniscope film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Max Lamb and Harry Sanford. The film stars Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell, Lon Chaney Jr., Gene Evans, Richard Arlen and Robert H. Harris. It also includes the last screen appearance of one-time cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown. The film was released on December 29, 1965, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Apache Uprising | |
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Directed by | R. G. Springsteen |
Screenplay by | Max Lamb Harry Sanford |
Based on | Way Station 1961 novel by Harry Sanford Max Steeber |
Produced by | A. C. Lyles |
Starring | Rory Calhoun Corinne Calvet John Russell Lon Chaney Jr. Gene Evans Richard Arlen Robert H. Harris |
Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
Edited by | John F. Schreyer |
Music by | Jimmie Haskell |
Production company | A.C. Lyles Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editThe film takes place in Arizona circa 1880s and deals with the stage coach lines trying to run from Texas through Arizona over to Phoenix and points west. The stage coach and passengers are attacked by renegade Apaches. These stage coach hands, passengers, and various AZ outlaws, all of whom are travelling through Indian country, are forced to join forces against the Apaches in order to save their lives and scalps.
Cast
edit- Rory Calhoun as Jim Walker
- Corinne Calvet as Janice MacKenzie
- John Russell as Vance Buckner
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Charlie Russell
- Gene Evans as Jess Cooney
- Richard Arlen as Captain Gannon
- Robert H. Harris as Hoyt Taylor
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Bill Gibson
- DeForest Kelley as Toby Jack Saunders
- George Chandler as Jace Asher
- Jean Parker as Mrs. Hawks
- Johnny Mack Brown as Sheriff Ben Hall
- Don "Red" Barry as Henry Belden
- Abel Fernandez as Young Apache Chief
- Robert Carricart as Chico Lopez
- Paul Daniel as Tonto Chief Antone
- Regis Parton as Hank
- Roy Jenson as Sgt. Hogan
- Rodd Redwing as Archie Whitewater
- Dan White as Townsman Laughing at Sheriff
- Ben Stanton as Townsman Joe
- Rudy Sooter as Townsman[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Apache Uprising". Afi.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Apache Uprising (1966) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ "Rudy Sooter". AllMovie. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Apache Uprising at IMDb
- Apache Uprising at Rotten Tomatoes
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Apache Uprising at AllMovie
- Apache Uprising at the TCM Movie Database
- Apache Uprising at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films