Stolen Women: Captured Hearts

Stolen Women: Captured Hearts
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Written by	Richard Fielder
Directed by	Jerry London
Starring	Janine Turner Patrick Bergin Jean Louisa Kelly Michael Greyeyes Rodney A Grant
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Leigh Murray Vanessa Greene
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	1997

Stolen Women: Captured Hearts is a 1997 made-for-television film directed by Jerry London. The film stars Janine Turner as Anna Morgan, a woman living on the plains of Kansas in 1868 who is kidnapped by a band of Lakota Indians. It also stars Patrick Bergin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Michael Greyeyes, and Rodney A. Grant. The story is loosely based on the real Anna Morgan who was taken by Cheyenne Indians for approximately one year before being returned to her husband.

The story is set on the plains of Kansas in 1868, where General George Custer has destroyed a village of Cheyenne Indians. Seeking revenge, a band of Lakota Indians led by Tokalah (Michael Greyeyes) attack a wagon train headed to Fort Hays, Kansas, where they kill everyone in the wagons. However, strangely, when Tokalah comes to the remaining wagon that is driven by Anna Brewster (Janine Turner), he lets her and her pregnant friend go.

Anna makes it to Fort Hays and is met by her brother Stewart (Ted Shackelford), a pastor, who has arranged for her to marry Daniel Morgan (Patrick Bergin). Not long after her arranged marriage, Anna is being visited by Sarah (Jean Louisa Kelly) when Tokalah and other Lakota men break into her home and take both women. Daniel and Stewart try to go after them, but are unsuccessful in following their trail, as is Captain Robert Farnsworth (Dennis Weaver) who later joins the hunt.

At the Lakota camp, Sarah resists blending in while Anna takes more readily to their culture as the months pass. She and Tokalah, who begins to learn English from young Cetan (William Lightning) who is half white from his soldier father, grow closer and Anna realizes she is falling in love with him. Not wanting to commit adultery, she decides to escape with Sarah and they steal horses one night. However, Tokalah and his men catch up with them and Tokalah sends the men back with Sarah. He and Anna argue, with Anna saying that she never asked to be taken from her husband, but Tokalah tells her that she did ask claiming that he heard her. Giving into her feelings for him, they spend a passionate night together on the plains.

Back at Fort Hays, General Custer (William Shockley) arrives to take over the search using his favorite scout, a Native American named Bloody Knife. He, Farnsworth, Daniel and Stewart make contact with Tokalah and Chief Luta (Saginaw Grant), who tell him that they can have Sarah but not Anna. Daniel realizes that Tokalah has "lain with" Anna and Custer puts Luta under arrest, saying he will be hanged if both women are not returned. The next day, the Lakota return where a battle ensures, which ends poorly and with a wounded Tokalah returning to camp. Soon after this, Sarah leaves and rides off to Custer's encampment. Anna tells Tokalah she must leave as well in order to spare Luta, where he tells that they belong together as he had seen her before in a vision, however, she still leaves to Custer's encampment and Luta is released.

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