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Action-packed western based on a thrilling true story.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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After reading e few bad reviews on this movie I was reluctant to purchase it but received it as a present. To my surprise I think it is quite good. I won't label it as a classic but realy enjoyed it. The transfer is very well done with a clear picture. The only down point is that on my DVD cover it states that the movie is in a letterbox format just to find out it is actually a full version copy. Still, if you enjoy old westerns about indians, this one is recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Burt Lancaster stars in the leading role as the American blue eyed legand Geronimo in this good western, which is directed by Robert Aldrich. Robert Aldrich was a big director around his time and he is probably best remembered for directing the classic war film "The dirty dozen". He also directed 3 other films with Burt Lancaster, which are "Vera Cruz", "Ulzanas raid" and "Twilights last gleaming". This film also has an interesting cast including Jean Peters, John Mcintire and a young Charles Bronson, who plays Hondo. This film has wonderful colour and settings, but the outdating thing about this film is the idea of the actors having American accents while playing Native Indians. Another thing I didn't understand was that Native Indians were the first people to grow corn, but in the film Burt Lancaster doesn't know what corn is. If you are a fan of Burt Lancaster like me, you will enjoy this colourful western.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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The true character on which the film is based is probably more interesting than the film itself. Massai was a Chiricahua Apache who surrendered to US Forces in 1886 together with Geronimo and his small band of warriors. Following this they were all transported East on the railroad for re-settlement. Massai managed to escape during the journey and traveled back West. It was an incredibly long journey that took him over a year, in which he avoided all human contact. He was sought for many years but was never recaptured. His brutal depredations in Old Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona became the stuff of legends. It was said "Massai manifested himself like the dust storm, or the morning mist, a shiver in the air and gone". Frederic Remington that great painter and chronicler of the Old West told his story as heard from a Chief of Scouts in "Massai's Crooked Trail" in 1898. The highest point at the Chiricahua National Monument is called Massai point.
"Apache"(54) is directed by Robert Aldrich. This was his first Western and only his third film. The all American Burt Lancaster plays Massai and the blue eyed Jean Peters plays his squaw Nalinle. Unfortunately at that time Indians were portrayed mainly by white actors. This tends to detract from the pictures of that period. Charles Bronson also appears as an Apache scout for the whites. In the film Massai following his escape finds a spot in the high country where he plants corn given to him by a peaceful Cherokee. Nalinle becomes pregnant and he hopes to see out his days in peace. This of course does not happen and he is pursued to his stronghold.
Massai is portrayed as a noble warrior in the film who only kills stereo typical bad whites who deserve it. The real Massai did not mind too much who he killed! The happy ending is extremely contrived and appears to have been almost tagged on. Aldrich went on to make a much better Western in "Ulzanas Raid"(71), again based on true events. Despite this "Apache" is still a good film for its time period. As always Lancaster gives a muscular performance. A lot of its faults are down to the conventions of the time. The acid test is that I still enjoy watching it. Whilst not a classic, it is a good film. Recommended.
"Apache"(54) is directed by Robert Aldrich. This was his first Western and only his third film. The all American Burt Lancaster plays Massai and the blue eyed Jean Peters plays his squaw Nalinle. Unfortunately at that time Indians were portrayed mainly by white actors. This tends to detract from the pictures of that period. Charles Bronson also appears as an Apache scout for the whites. In the film Massai following his escape finds a spot in the high country where he plants corn given to him by a peaceful Cherokee. Nalinle becomes pregnant and he hopes to see out his days in peace. This of course does not happen and he is pursued to his stronghold.
Massai is portrayed as a noble warrior in the film who only kills stereo typical bad whites who deserve it. The real Massai did not mind too much who he killed! The happy ending is extremely contrived and appears to have been almost tagged on. Aldrich went on to make a much better Western in "Ulzanas Raid"(71), again based on true events. Despite this "Apache" is still a good film for its time period. As always Lancaster gives a muscular performance. A lot of its faults are down to the conventions of the time. The acid test is that I still enjoy watching it. Whilst not a classic, it is a good film. Recommended.
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Years ahead of its time.
It's a film i've gone back to time and again because it was so far ahead of its time. This was one of the first American films to depict the native Americans sympathetically. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. Hyde
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This is an excellent movie. I last saw this movie in the late 1960's when I was still a young lad.
Published 9 months ago by Nero
Warrior!
Apache stars Burt Lancaster as a warrior determined to carry on and fight despite Geronimo's surrender and the continuing movement of settlers on the American Frontier and cavalry... Read more
Published 10 months ago by j.r
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Burt Lancaster ! What more is there to say ! A legend !
Forty four years of films with Birdman from Alcatraz topping them all. Read more
Forty four years of films with Birdman from Alcatraz topping them all. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2009 by Dale Armstrong
Well-intentioned but not entirely successful
Despite fond childhood memories, Apache has dated badly. One of the vogue for pro-Native American westerns during the mid-50s (Broken Arrow, Devil's Doorway, etc), this is... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2007 by Trevor Willsmer
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