The Indian Fighter (1955)
Director: André De Toth
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A brisk and very polished Western, lacking the intensity of De Toth's later Day of the Outlaw, but notable for its sumptuous 'Scope photography and for its interest in the Sioux Indians and their closeness to nature. Douglas is typically robust as the scout hoping to make a peace treaty with the Sioux as he escorts a wagon train through their territory, while Martinelli, as the Indian girl he falls for, achieved some notoriety with a fairly explicit bathing sequence. The storyline is hardly original, but the solid cast and De Toth's effortless, elegant direction lend it a certain flair.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: André De Toth
Producer: William Schorr
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Walter Abel, Diana Douglas, Lon Chaney Jr, Elisha Cook Jr, Alan Hale Jr full cast
Genre(s): Westerns
Duration: 85 mins
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