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Ulzana's Raid

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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 Ke-Ni-Tay (Jorge Luke) to lead a young, prejudiced lieutenant's (Bruce Davison) troops to find Ulzana. Outmaneuvered and unfamiliar with the terrain, the cavalry struggles to stop the long-mistreated and raging Apaches from destroying everything in their path in what initially seem like senseless acts of violence.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jan 10
5/10
Lancaster's presence remains firm as the impassive explorer, but overall, this is a revisionist Western that becomes dull and somewhat repetitive in its violent plot about the corollaries of colonialism. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Quentin Tarantino The New Beverly 06/22/2020
Ulzana's Raid is hands down Aldrich's best film of the seventies, as well as being one of the greatest westerns of the seventies. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 01/25/2020
3/4
The film is particularly pointed in its measured look at how the myopia of people hailing from different cultures can only lead to fear and loathing, death and destruction. Go to Full Review Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press 01/03/2020
It is an exciting, suspenseful film made with thorough professionalism. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 04/12/2008
A-
One of Aldrich's finest films, this underestimated Western presents a bleak yet intelligent portrait of the racial warfare of the white men vs. Native Americans and also serves as effective and damning allegory of the American involvement in Vietnam. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/31/2006
B
A superior western though somewhat ponderous and its action sequences are formulaic. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Leaburn O Oct 5 It’s a fairly somber Apache hating Western. Lancaster is fine in it but not much support from rest of the cast. Not the most captivating plot I’ve seen in the genre and one I will likely instantly forget having seen. Watched on DVD. See more S R @ScottR May 31 Not my cup of tea with the dark, brooding narrative that Tarantino liked, but I certainly didn't. It was harsh realism, that left me sad. NYT 1000 movies list. SLC DVD. See more Paul M 07/14/2024 Interesting cat and mouse game with the cavalry after the Apaches. Based on a true story. Look up the true history of Ulzana. See more Steve D 04/20/2024 Nothing special despite the cast. See more mark g 01/23/2024 Authentic, gritty, and mean. Solid film that seems way ahead of it's time. Entertaining and educational stuff. See more Lomer A 12/14/2023 Well done movie with Burt Lancaster at his best depicting the unfortunate reality of war against the First Nations and the consequences thereof. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Aldrich

Director

Burt Lancaster

McIntosh

Bruce Davison

Lt. Harry Garnett DeBuin

Jorge Luke

Ke-Ni-Tay (army scout)

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant

Joaquín Martínez

Ulzana

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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 Ke-Ni-Tay (Jorge Luke) to lead a young, prejudiced lieutenant's (Bruce Davison) troops to find Ulzana. Outmaneuvered and unfamiliar with the terrain, the cavalry struggles to stop the long-mistreated and raging Apaches from destroying everything in their path in what initially seem like senseless acts of violence.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Carter DeHaven, Harold Hecht, Burt Lancaster
Screenwriter
Alan Sharp
Distributor
GoodTimes Home Video [us], MCA/Universal Pictures [us], MCA/Universal Home Video
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Mono