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When the Legends Die

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Young Native American Tom Black Bull (Frederic Forrest) is uneducated and unsociable, but he knows how to ride a horse. When aging rodeo cowboy Red Dillon (Richard Widmark) sees him best a bucking horse, he takes Tom under his wing and teaches him the ways of the rodeo rider. It isn't long before Black Bull is winning rodeo championships and pulling in real money, but with success comes a new set of troubles, as the two men's relationship starts to strain under the pressure.

Critics Reviews

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Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press 01/06/2020
Newcomer Frederic Forrest turns the role into a showcase tour de force. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 11/07/2005
3/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/13/2001
B
An interesting contemporary view of cowboys and Indians. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d @RT67044741 06/26/2022 a beautiful 70s movie about the struggles of a young ute trying to exist in a white world See more 11/16/2019 This is a movie that has stuck with me for 47 years. It is one of my top lifetime picks. Now to find it to watch again to see if it is all I remember! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Stuart Millar

Director

Richard Widmark

Red Dillon

Frederic Forrest

Tom Black Bull

Luana Anders

Mary

Vito Scotti

Meo

Herbert Nelson

Dr. Wilson
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Synopsis Young Native American Tom Black Bull (Frederic Forrest) is uneducated and unsociable, but he knows how to ride a horse. When aging rodeo cowboy Red Dillon (Richard Widmark) sees him best a bucking horse, he takes Tom under his wing and teaches him the ways of the rodeo rider. It isn't long before Black Bull is winning rodeo championships and pulling in real money, but with success comes a new set of troubles, as the two men's relationship starts to strain under the pressure.
Director
Stuart Millar
Producer
Stuart Millar, Gene Lasko
Screenwriter
Robert Dozier
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 14, 2015
Runtime
1h 45m