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Massacre at Sand Creek (1956)

Massacre at Sand Creek poster
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Genre
tv movie, western
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This television film dramatizes the true story of a violent attack on a Native American village in Colorado during the 1860s. It follows a U.S. Army officer who tries to prevent a militia from carrying out a massacre against peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho people.

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What happens

"Massacre at Sand Creek" is an American television film broadcast on December 27, 1956, as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90. It is the thirteenth episode of the first season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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