The Return of a Man Called Horse

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The Return of a Man Called Horse

PG,

1976,

2h 9m,

Western

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In this sequel to A Man Called Horse, Lord John Morgan (Richard Harris) returns to the American West after feeling out of place in England. When he finds his Sioux friends who adopted him as one of their own, Morgan learns that white fur-trappers are murdering the Sioux and forcing them from their ancestral lands. While the Sioux initially believe that divine intervention will save their tribe, Morgan convinces them that the only way to regain their land is to fight back.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

2/4

If this seems a little thin for a two-hour movie, believe me, it is, even with all that portentous music trying to make it seem momentous.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 11, 2023

Harris struts with fanatic devotion in the middle of this mausoleum, erected with the most transparent and perishable of vanities: the vanity of celluloid. [Full review in Spanish]

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Richard Corliss

New Times (magazine)

Jun 22, 2022

The movie code board has rated Return PG -- which means it’s fine to take your kid along, especially if he enjoys torturing hamsters for scientific purposes.

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Jacoba Atlas

Los Angeles Free Press

Oct 30, 2019

It's restrained, clever and unique enough, quite heroic without being pedantic.

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Jul 18, 2019

Because the story is short, the action that's missing is replaced with initiation ceremonies, ritual dances, folklore, and pseudo spiritual digressions that diminish the already minimal interest in the adventure. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Richard T. Jameson

Parallax View

Dec 17, 2011

... the most interesting phenomenon in this otherwise gaseous enterprise is Owen Roizman's almost three-dimensional landscape photography in 70mm.

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Luke M

Nov 3, 2017

Okay, who thinks they've got the marbles? The Return of a Man Called Horse. I guess this is the film that I could ever think of while think about all stories that are look like this. Like Pocahontas and Dances with Wolves. Both stories look alike when a man came to visit the native people. I haven't seen the first movie, A Man Called Horse, is the only reputation that could be good than the sequel. When I first watched it I literally remember nothing about this movie except the Native American initiation ceremony scene where John Morgan and the indian's were hung on pin in their chests. Watching it again I knew some scenes in this. Maybe I feel empty inside it? I don't know.

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Synopsis

In this sequel to A Man Called Horse, Lord John Morgan (Richard Harris) returns to the American West after feeling out of place in England. When he finds his Sioux friends who adopted him as one of their own, Morgan learns that white fur-trappers are murdering the Sioux and forcing them from their ancestral lands. While the Sioux initially believe that divine intervention will save their tribe, Morgan convinces them that the only way to regain their land is to fight back.

Director: Irvin Kershner
Producer: Terry Morse
Production Co: United Artists
Rating: PG
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 2h 9m

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