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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 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] Rated: 5/10 Jan 10, 2025 Full Review Quentin Tarantino The New Beverly 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. Jun 22, 2020 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 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. Rated: 3/4 Jan 25, 2020 Full Review Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press It is an exciting, suspenseful film made with thorough professionalism. Jan 3, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 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. Rated: A- Apr 12, 2008 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A superior western though somewhat ponderous and its action sequences are formulaic. Rated: B Oct 31, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Paul M Interesting cat and mouse game with the cavalry after the Apaches. Based on a true story. Look up the true history of Ulzana. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Steve D Nothing special despite the cast. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review mark g Authentic, gritty, and mean. Solid film that seems way ahead of it's time. Entertaining and educational stuff. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review Lomer A Well done movie with Burt Lancaster at his best depicting the unfortunate reality of war against the First Nations and the consequences thereof. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I didn't like this movie at all. I thought parts of it were over acted. The writing was poorly done. The dialogue was overdone and didn't seem natural. The Native Americans were made out to be evil, the soldiers were the good guys who even when they did behave badly, it was written off as just retaliation for all the evil the Native Americans had done. It was written as if they had a right to behave badly. They were still the good guys. I was very disappointed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review william k Relentlessly tough and violent Western shows no sympathy for any side of the conflict, which may seem dubious, but rather emanates a quite nihilistic viewpoint. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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