Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow is a 1957 American film written and directed by Samuel Fuller. Its runtime is 86 minutes and it was filmed in technicolor by cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc.

A western set at the end of the US civil war, the movie stars Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Ralph Meeker, Jay C. Flippen and Charles Bronson.

Synopsis

The story is of a confederate veteran, O'Meara (Steiger), who refuses to surrender when General Robert E. Lee does at Appomatox. He travels west and joins the Native American Sioux tribe, renounces America and takes a wife (Yellow Moccasin, played by Sara Montiel). However, he must make a difficult decision when the Army and the Sioux go into battle.

Trivia

*Run of the Arrow was the first film to use squibs to realistically portray bullet impacts on an on-screen human being.

External links

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