A Man Called Horse

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A Man Called Horse is a 1970 Western film in which an English aristocrat, played by Richard Harris, is captured by a Native American tribe and gradually assimilates into their culture.

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A Man Called Horse canonical 8
A Man Called Horse (short story) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
film
basedOn A Man Called Horse (short story)
linked to: A Man Called Horse
basedOnAuthor Dorothy M. Johnson
character John Morgan
cinematographyBy Robert Hauser
linked to: Robert B. Hauser
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Elliot Silverstein
distributor National General Pictures
editedBy Fredric Steinkamp
era New Hollywood period
linked to: New Hollywood
followedBy The Return of a Man Called Horse
genre Western
revisionist Western
historicalContext depicts 19th-century Native American life
languageSpokenInFilm English
Sioux language
leadActor Richard Harris
market theatrical release
medium cinema
musicBy Leonard Rosenman
notableFor detailed depiction of Native American rituals
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An English aristocrat is captured by a Native American tribe and gradually assimilates into their culture.
portrays Sioux tribe
linked to: Sioux people
producer Sandy Howard
productionCompany Cinema Center Films
protagonistPortrayedBy Richard Harris
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1970
runtimeMinutes 114
screenwriter Jack DeWitt
sequel The Return of a Man Called Horse
setting American West
linked to: Old West
stars Corinna Tsopei
Jean Gascon
Judith Anderson
Manu Tupou
Richard Harris
theme cross-cultural understanding
cultural assimilation
identity
title A Man Called Horse

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Richard Harris notableWork A Man Called Horse
Iron Eyes Cody filmAppearance A Man Called Horse
Leonard Rosenman notableWork A Man Called Horse
Dorothy M. Johnson notableWork A Man Called Horse
A Man Called Horse title A Man Called Horse
A Man Called Horse basedOn A Man Called Horse (short story)
linked to: A Man Called Horse
Elliot Silverstein notableWork A Man Called Horse
Elliot Silverstein directed A Man Called Horse
Andrew Vabre Devine notableWork A Man Called Horse