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When the Legends Die (1972)

When the Legends Die poster
Directed by
Stuart Millar
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Native American man learns the brutal realities of professional rodeo life. He struggles between the traditional ways of his people and the demands of the competitive rodeo circuit.

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What happens

When The Legends Die is a 1963 American novel written by Hal Borland and a 1972 American Western film released in DeLuxe Color by Twentieth Century-Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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