Movie
Run of the Arrow
Overview
When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.
Details
- Release date
- 1957-09-05
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Globe Enterprises, RKO Radio Pictures, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rod Steiger as Pvt. O'Meara
- Sara Montiel as Yellow Moccasin
- Brian Keith as Captain Clark
- Ralph Meeker as Lieutenant Driscoll
- Jay C. Flippen as Walking Coyote
- Charles Bronson as Blue Buffolo
- Olive Carey as Mrs O'Meara
- H.M. Wynant as Crazy Wolf
- Neyle Morrow as Lt. Stockwell
- Frank De Kova as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
- Tim McCoy as Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
- Stuart Randall as Col. Taylor
Crew
- Samuel Fuller - Director
- Samuel Fuller - Writer
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