Pillars of the Sky
The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!
Genres
Overview
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1500000
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
1956-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
5.5
Jeff Chandler
First Sgt. Emmett Bell
Dorothy Malone
Calla Gaxton
Ward Bond
Dr. Joseph Holden
Keith Andes
Capt. Tom Gaxton
Lee Marvin
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Sydney Chaplin
Timothy
Willis Bouchey
Col. Edson Stedlow
Michael Ansara
Kamiakin
Olive Carey
Mrs. Anne Avery
Charles Horvath
Sgt. Dutch Williams
Orlando Rodríguez
Malachi
Glen Kramer
Lt. Winston
Floyd Simmons
Lt. Hammond
Pat Hogan
Jacob
Felix Noriego
Lucas
Paul Smith
Morgan
Martin Milner
Waco
Robert Ellis
Albie
Ralph Votrian
Music
Walter Coy
Maj. Donahue
Alberto Morin
Sgt. Maj. Frenchy Desmonde
Richard Hale
Isaiah
Frank De Kova
Zachariah
Terry Wilson
Capt. Fanning
Philip Kieffer
Maj. Randall
Gilbert Conner
Elijah
6.8
Manitou's Shoe
Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.
2001-07-11 | de
6.3
Frontier Hellcat
Outlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determined to unmask the bandits and keep the peace.
1964-12-08 | de
6.3
Duel at Diablo
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
1966-06-15 | en
6.2
Old Shatterhand
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
1964-04-30 | de
6.1
Flaming Frontier
Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert
1965-12-14 | de
6.8
Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
1950-11-15 | en
5.4
Southwest Passage
As the Cavalry tests the viability of bringing camels to US deserts, a surveyor, Arab drivers, and fugitive bank robbers confront Apaches and thirst. Originally filmed in 3-D
1954-04-01 | en
6.2
Day of the Evil Gun
Two men on a desperate search to save a woman only one of them could have!
1968-03-01 | en
6.7
Major Dundee
During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
1965-03-15 | en
7.2
The Man from Laramie
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.
1955-08-19 | en
6.2
Rampage at Apache Wells
'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Western Arizona Bank'. He sells the bank oil wells at Shelly Lake that do actually not exist. The Oilprince learns that the colonists would like to settle at Shelly Lake. So The Oilprince exchanges the scout of the settlers by one of his minions to give them another route. But soon The Oilprince has to recognize that he has not counted on Winnetou, the righteous leader of the Apaches, and his blood brother Old Surehand.
1965-08-25 | de
7.0
Ulzana's Raid
A report reaches the US Army Cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is McIntosh, an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay, an Apache guide. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside; and as DeBuin encounters the remains of his victims, he is compelled to learn from McIntosh and to confront his own naivity and hidden prejudices.
1972-10-27 | en
6.3
Geronimo: An American Legend
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs.
1993-12-10 | en
6.1
Apache
Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. On the way he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to grow crops. His pursuers have other ideas though.
1954-07-09 | en
6.5
The Last Wagon
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.
1956-09-21 | en
6.6
Hondo
Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.
1953-11-26 | en
6.9
The Desperado Trail
Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.
1965-10-14 | de
6.9
Apache Gold
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.
1963-12-11 | de
6.6
Last of the Renegades
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
1964-09-17 | de
7.0
Treasure of Silver Lake
Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half as held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake.
1962-12-12 | de