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Saskatchewan (1954)

Saskatchewan poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mountie must navigate conflicts between settlers and a native tribe in the Canadian wilderness. He works to prevent an uprising while protecting a woman caught in the middle.

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What happens

Saskatchewan (titled O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted in the UK) is a 1954 American Northern adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters and J. Carrol Naish. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The title refers to Fort Saskatchewan in present-day Alberta, Canada. Shooting took place in Banff National Park not far from the headwaters of the Saskatchewan River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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