Tomahawk (film)
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Written by |
Daniel Jarrett (story) Sylvia Richards (screenplay) |
| Starring |
Van Heflin Yvonne De Carlo |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Danny B. Landres |
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Production
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000 |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals) |
Tomahawk is a 1951 Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866-8 around Fort Phil Kearny on the Bozeman Trail. In the UK the film was released as The Battle of Powder River.
In 1876, gold is discovered and the U.S. Army build a road and fort on territory ceded to the Sioux by an earlier treaty. Frontier scout Jim Bridger (Van Heflin), whose companion, a Cheyenne girl, is the daughter of Chief Black Kettle and sister to Bridger's deceased wife, tries to prevent an all out war with Sioux leader Red Cloud and his braves.
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