Cheyenne Autumn

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Cheyenne Autumn

1964,

2h 34m,

Western

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500+ Ratings

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Large-scale frontier epic telling the true story of a band of Cheyenne Indians who, starved nearly to extinction on an inhospitable reservation, embark on the long trek back to their distant ancestral homelands in Wyoming, despite opposition from the US Army. Their journey revives old hatreds - and the threat of war.

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Kate Cameron

New York Daily News

Dec 2, 2020

3.5/4

James R. Webb's screenplay, Ford's direction and the splendid acting of the cast make this an impressive film.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Dec 17, 2012

A sort of frontier Exodus that's filmed with a majestic passion for the wild lands and for its indigenous dwellers.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Sep 4, 2007

Somewhere in the telling, the original premise of the Mari Sandoz novel is lost sight of in a wholesale insertion of extraneous incidents which bear little or no relation to the subject.

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Joan Didion

Vogue

Mar 16, 2020

A melancholy epic which [John Ford] seems to have directed under the misapprehension that it was an action comedy.

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Wendy Michener

Maclean's Magazine

Jul 16, 2019

Cheyenne Autumn is a blockbuster of a Western-but unfortunately also a bust.

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Isabel Quigly

The Spectator

Jul 19, 2018

It is one of those incredible, intensely cinematic journeys, where everything from panoramic to infinitesimal, from fording a river to creeping thorough undergrowth is visually exciting and where excitement and sympathy go together.

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Jan 27, 2019

The best Western movie ever made!

Finn S

Jun 30, 2017

Cheyenne Autumn is a strong film, grandly directed and expertly played by a large cast. Over-long, often clichéd and uneven (there are comic interludes complete with cameo performances) Flawed on several levels, Ford's perception of a proud people seen through a white man's eyes is ultimately a highly compelling and deeply personal apologia.

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Synopsis

Large-scale frontier epic telling the true story of a band of Cheyenne Indians who, starved nearly to extinction on an inhospitable reservation, embark on the long trek back to their distant ancestral homelands in Wyoming, despite opposition from the US Army. Their journey revives old hatreds - and the threat of war.

Director: John Ford
Producer: Bernard Smith
Screenwriter: James R. Webb
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Runtime: 2h 34m

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