Ulzana's Raid

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Ulzana's Raid

R,

1972,

1h 43m,

Western

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When word arrives that Apache warrior Ulzana has assembled a war party and left the reservation, the United States Army pegs veteran tracker McIntosh (Burt Lancaster) and Apache Ke-Ni-Tay (Jorge Luke) to lead a young, prejudiced lieutenant's (Bruce Davison) troops to find Ulzana. Outmaneuvered and unfamiliar with the terrain, the cavalry struggles to stop the long-mistreated and raging Apaches from destroying everything in their path in what initially seem like senseless acts of violence.

Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jan 10, 2025

5/10

Lancaster's presence remains firm as the impassive explorer, but overall, this is a revisionist Western that becomes dull and somewhat repetitive in its violent plot about the corollaries of colonialism. [Full review in Spanish]

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Quentin Tarantino

The New Beverly

Jun 22, 2020

Ulzana's Raid is hands down Aldrich's best film of the seventies, as well as being one of the greatest westerns of the seventies.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jan 25, 2020

3/4

The film is particularly pointed in its measured look at how the myopia of people hailing from different cultures can only lead to fear and loathing, death and destruction.

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

Jan 3, 2020

It is an exciting, suspenseful film made with thorough professionalism.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Apr 12, 2008

A-

One of Aldrich's finest films, this underestimated Western presents a bleak yet intelligent portrait of the racial warfare of the white men vs. Native Americans and also serves as effective and damning allegory of the American involvement in Vietnam.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 31, 2006

B

A superior western though somewhat ponderous and its action sequences are formulaic.

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Theodore P

Jun 17, 2017

Great movie. Gets even better with time. Missed these old Western movies. Burt Lancaster was a great actor.

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Robert Aldrich

Director

Burt Lancaster

McIntosh

Bruce Davison

Lt. Harry Garnett DeBuin

Jorge Luke

Ke-Ni-Tay (army scout)

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant

Joaquín Martínez

Ulzana

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Synopsis

When word arrives that Apache warrior Ulzana has assembled a war party and left the reservation, the United States Army pegs veteran tracker McIntosh (Burt Lancaster) and Apache Ke-Ni-Tay (Jorge Luke) to lead a young, prejudiced lieutenant's (Bruce Davison) troops to find Ulzana. Outmaneuvered and unfamiliar with the terrain, the cavalry struggles to stop the long-mistreated and raging Apaches from destroying everything in their path in what initially seem like senseless acts of violence.

Director: Robert Aldrich
Producer: Carter DeHaven, Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster
Screenwriter: Alan Sharp
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video [us], MCA/Universal Pictures [us], MCA/Universal Home Video
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Mono

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