Tomahawk (1951)
- Directed by
- George Sherman
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 21 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A U.S. Army officer tries to prevent war with the Sioux after a massacre in Wyoming. The film follows the conflict between white settlers and the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes.
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What happens
Tomahawk is a 1951 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866 to 1868 around Fort Phil Kearny on the Bozeman Trail, such as the Fetterman Fight and Wagon Box Fight. In the UK, the film was released as The Battle of Powder River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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