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Ulzana's Raid
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| Ulzana's Raid | |
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| Directed by | Robert Aldrich |
| Produced by | Carter De Haven Jr. Harold Hecht Burt Lancaster |
| Written by | Alan Sharp |
| Starring | Burt Lancaster Bruce Davison Jorge Luke Joaquín Martínez |
| Music by | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Editing by | Michael Luciano |
| Distributed by | MCA/Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 18, 1972 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
| IMDb profile | |
Ulzana's Raid is a 1972 Western directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Alan Sharp and starring Burt Lancaster.
It is based on a true story. US Army scout MacIntosh leads the troops sent out to chase down Apache breakout Ulzana, more commonly known as Josana. Mention is made of several other Apache leaders. One of the main characters is an Apache scout, modeled after two or more real Apache scouts, who does his job despite not being fully trusted by the rookie Lieutenant who led the Army detachment.
- Jorge Luke, the Ke-Ni-Tay Apache scout, frequently says that he understands Ulzana's philosophy of torturing and killing. However, although he says about himself that "Ke-Ni-Tay sign paper. Ke-Ni-Tay soldier." (thus implying that he can be trusted) we never learn why he works for the white men.
- According to TimeOut, "the parallels with America's involvement in Vietnam should be easy to see".
- Although Jorge Luke, who plays the Apache scout very convincingly, has appeared in numerous films, there seems to be hardly any information about the actor himself on the internet.
- There are interesting parallels and differences between this fictitious account of an Apache raid and the raid depicted in the 1993 movie Geronimo, starring Wes Studi as the protagonist.
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