Burt lancasters last significant western he later appeared in supporting roles as ned buntline in buffalo bill and the indians and as bill doolin in cattle annie. Watch ulzanas raid starring burt lancaster in this western on directv. The acting is superb by all involved which indicates a great directing effort. This stark and brutal western is also a fitting if damning allegory about the american involvement in vietnam, which was at its height when the film was released.
Watch ulzanas raid online stream full movie directv. John lillie, thomas prior and presley papineau were three of 38 people killed by ulzanas raid. Ulzanas raid burt lancasters acting tips recalled by costar bruce davison duration. With alan sharps script eschewing most of the 60s70s sentimentality about the beleaguered native american, aldrich austerely and forcefully reveals the potential brutality, as well as honorable intentions, lurking on. Starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. Cavalry lieutenant set out to catch a group of apache renegades lead by the chieftain ulzana. Ulzanas raid is the ultimate about indian warefare, particularly in the southwest with the apaches as ultimately the last holdouts among the native americans. A war chief escapes the reservation and must be tracked down. Historians say only one apache who rode with ulzana was killed on the raid. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 western philip kaufman cliff robertson, robert duvall part 22.
Overview of ulzanas raid, 1972, directed by robert aldrich, with burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, at turner classic movies. With burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster. Davison playing the militaristic fonda character and lancasters the wayne archetype of that picture this is ford without the myth, without the balance of the dreamlike optimism and the brutal realization that many of his westerns had, this is a western that removes the fat and. The 2 versions of ulzanas raid, the aldrich cut released in the usa 103 min and the lancaster cut released in europe 101 min contain both several scenes not to be found in the other version. A compassionate young officer, lieutenant debuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back.
Ulzanas raid 1972 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. An exdancerturnedagent, hecht had discovered lancaster in 1945 when the actor was performing in the sound of hunting, a rare broadway engagement after his first performing career, as an. Ulzana s raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. The prologue of ulzanas raid sees ulzana and his warriors liberating their horses at night from the corral of the indian agent on the san carlos indian reservation. One of burt lancasters last great westerns, robert aldrichs ulzanas raid 1972 is a tough, searing entrant in the vietnam cycle of revisionist oaters. The reel cowboys of hollywood present ulzanas raid. Read the ulzanas raid movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. However, there seems to be no definitive version, since aldrich and star burt lancaster each prepared different cuts of the film which were released domestically and.
Ulzana s raid burt lancaster bruce davison jorge luke 1972 a trailworn scout and an idealistic cavalryman have opposing views on how to handle a group of rampaging apaches. Ulzanas raid is even more relevant today, given our contemporary experience in iraq and afghanistan. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for ulzanas raid 1972. Robert aldrichs brutal cavalry vs indians western is a vietnam allegory that pulls no punches when it comes to violence. A cavalry unit is sent in pursuit, led by a young, inexperienced, idealistic lieutenant, who also happens to be a ministers son, played by a young. Evidencebased practice of critical care, clifford s.
Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. A couple of grainy shots prove to be opticals connected to dissolves, while the universal title department provides a. Ulzana s raid is the ultimate about indian warefare, particularly in the southwest with the apaches as ultimately the last holdouts among the native americans. Apache, like vera cruz and ulzanas raid, was made under the auspices of hechtlancaster, an independent company formed by lancaster and harold hecht. Ulzana is forced onto a reservation with his tribe. It portrays a brutal raid by chiricahua apaches against european settlers in 1880s arizona. Ulzanas raid 1972 burt lancaster video dailymotion. Directed by robert aldrich, ulzanas raid presents a detailed account of a platoons hunt for a group of apaches who have escaped their reservation and committed acts of rape, murder, and mutilation. Essentially, the film shows what happens when a colonial power attempts to impose itself upon a people they know nothing about. Ulzanas raid is a 1972 revisionist western starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.
Outmaneuvered and unfamiliar with the terrain, the cavalry struggles to stop the longmistreated and raging apaches. He and others of chihuahuas group are buried there. Ulzanas raid by robert aldrich burt lancaster, bruce. Ive made a, personal, listing of my 100 favorite westerns that are on bluray. One telling set of comments pretty much sums up some of the gruesomeness of this tale. The arizona locations of ulzanas raid seem purposely generic, evoking the westerns that john ford and many other directors shot in monument valley between the.
This was the era of the wild bunch and little big man, when many filmmakers tried to reinterpret the myths of the west through greater realism and an attempt to draw parallels with contemporary american society. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for ulzanas raid 1972. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside. 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 kenitay jorge luke to lead a young, prejudiced lieutenants bruce davison troops to find ulzana. Its interesting to see how ulzanas raid is a more jagged rendition of fords fort apache. The actor playing kenitay puts in an amazing performance. The original trailer in high definition of ulzanas raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel and jorge luke. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Sharps writing is there but overshadowed by a sentimental and overabundant need to question the apaches intention. Cavalry lieutenant set out to catch a group of apache renegades lead by. Report reaches the us cavalry that the apache leader ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. The best part was the end, lancaster under a wagon, getting shot and shooting apaches. Ulzanas raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez.
He decides to break out of the reservation and get his revenge on the white man. The answer, ulzana doesnt want to fight, just kill you. Find movie and film cast and crew information for ulzanas raid 1972 robert aldrich on allmovie. The ending of the page about the 2 versions is incorrect. Burt lancaster stars in the 1971 revisionist western. Ulzanas raid was made by robert aldrich at the tail end of the westerns popularity. Ulzanas raidburt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, richard farnsworth 1972. Ulzanas raid 1972 one man alone understood the savagery of the early american west from both sides. I can see where this movie may have been almost too much for audiences back in the 70s.
Ulzanas raid full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Ulzanas raid is one of the rare movies that has a particularly strong themeviolence. Aldrichs tough cinema isnt quite as tough as i always hoped it would be. Almost twenty years after apache, in the midst of the vietnam era, aldrich and burt lancaster returned to the setting of the indian wars to produce this pitiless classic, one of the toughest, bleakest westerns ever made. Robert aldrich adult entertainment in the sense that it deals with violence by both sides. Movie typography from ulzanas raid 1972, directed by robert aldrich, starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. In ulzanas raid, the vietnam wars in the arizona desert. The film, which was filmed on location in arizona, was directed by robert aldrich based on a script by alan sharp. With alan sharps script eschewing most of the 60s70s sentimentality about the beleaguered native american, aldrich austerely and forcefully reveals the potential brutality, as well as honorable intentions, lurking on both sides, as the. Set in arizona in the late 19th century, a cynical scout and an idealistic u.