The Shadow of Chikara (1977)

Directed by

Earl E. Smith

Genre

Western film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Confederate veteran returns home after the Civil War and travels through the Ozarks with a mysterious woman. They encounter supernatural forces tied to a Native American legend.

slow-burntenseatmosphericgrimmelancholicunsettlinggritty

What happens

The Shadow of Chikara (also known as Demon Mountain, The Ballad of Virgil Cane, Thunder Mountain, Wishbone Cutter, and The Curse of Demon Mountain) is a 1977 American horror Western film written and directed by Earl E. Smith. The film stars Joe Don Baker, Sondra Locke, Ted Neeley, Dennis Fimple, John Davis Chandler, Linda Dano and Slim Pickens. It features the song The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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