Chief Crazy Horse (1955 film)
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Written by | Gerald Drayson Adams (story and screenplay) |
| Starring | Victor Mature |
| Cinematography | Harold Lipstein |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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April 27, 1955 |
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.75 million (US) |
Chief Crazy Horse is a 1955 western film released by Universal-International and directed by George Sherman, starring Victor Mature. The film is a fictionalized biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Crazy Horse that, unusually for the time, portrays the Native American Indians in a more sympathetic light.
It was also known as Valley of Fury.
When young Crazy Horse (Victor Mature) wins his bride, rival Little Big Man (Ray Danton) goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. A new gold rush starts and old treaties are torn up. Crazy Horse becomes chief of his people, leading them to war at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Jeff Chandler was originally announced to play the lead. Instead the part was given to Victor Mature. Filming began in June 1954, on location in Montana and Wyoming.
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