Ulzana s raid is the ultimate about indian warefare, particularly in the southwest with the apaches as ultimately the last holdouts among the native americans. In ulzanas raid, the vietnam wars in the arizona desert. Oct 29, 20 ulzanas raidburt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, richard farnsworth 1972. A compassionate young officer, lieutenant debuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back. Burt lancasters last significant western he later appeared in supporting roles as ned buntline in buffalo bill and the indians and as bill doolin in cattle annie. Aldrichs tough cinema isnt quite as tough as i always hoped it would be.
At the end of the movie just before mcintosh and his party enter the canyon for. The prologue of ulzanas raid sees ulzana and his warriors liberating their horses at night from the corral of the indian agent on the san carlos indian reservation. Jul 07, 2007 this is the third scene that is substantially different in lancaster s edit, adding more to the conversation between debuin and mcintosh. Watch ulzanas raid online stream full movie directv. Not to mention all the italian rambo ripoffs that clogged the arteries of. Report reaches the us cavalry that the apache leader ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. Movie typography from ulzanas raid 1972, directed by robert aldrich, starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. Ulzanas raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce. I think it is more interesting to focus on jorge lukes character kenitay. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. John lillie, thomas prior and presley papineau were three of 38 people killed by ulzana s raid. The reel cowboys of hollywood present ulzanas raid. With ulzanas raid, director robert aldrich and screenwriter alan. However, there seems to be no definitive version, since aldrich and star burt lancaster each prepared different cuts of the film which were released domestically and.
He and others of chihuahuas group are buried there. Robert aldrichs allegorical ulzanas raid is a brutal, bleak western that uses the harsh arizona landscape and its unforgiving apache inhabitants as a metaphor for the vietnam war. Ulzanas raid full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Ulzanas raidburt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, richard farnsworth 1972. Now like the movie brat generation, these antiestablishment auteurs.
Essentially, the film shows what happens when a colonial power attempts to impose itself upon a people they know nothing about. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and. Robert aldrichs ulzanas raid on kl studio classics blu. The answer, ulzana doesnt want to fight, just kill you. Jan 07, 2005 i have watched ulzana s raid many times on tv, all the horse trips in, the raped woman scene cut. A weatherbeaten army scout used to the futility of war joins an idealistic rookie calvary officer in a mission to track down a murdering renegade apache chief. Burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, joaquin martinez, robert aldrich. Robert aldrich s allegorical ulzana s raid is a brutal, bleak western that uses the harsh arizona landscape and its unforgiving apache inhabitants as a metaphor for the vietnam war. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline.
After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump. Apache, vera cruz both with burt lancaster and the last sunset. Ulzanas raid was made by robert aldrich at the tail end of the westerns popularity. Robert aldrichs brutal cavalry vs indians western is a vietnam allegory that pulls no punches when it comes to violence. A cavalry unit is sent in pursuit, led by a young, inexperienced, idealistic lieutenant, who also happens to be a ministers son, played by a young. It portrays a brutal raid by chiricahua apaches against european settlers in 1880s arizona. Burt lancaster stars in the 1971 revisionist western. Dec 07, 2017 the original trailer in high definition of ulzana s raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel and jorge luke. Ulzanas raid 1972 robert aldrich cast and crew allmovie. The original trailer in high definition of ulzanas raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel and jorge luke. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. One telling set of comments pretty much sums up some of the gruesomeness of this tale. Escaping from the quarantine of the indian agency is the act of a man not only seeking freedom but also trying to recover his power. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an.
Ulzanas raid 1972 burt lancaster video dailymotion. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on. A couple of grainy shots prove to be opticals connected to dissolves, while the universal title department provides a really grungy main titles sequence. Jun 28, 2011 directed by the nononsense, highlyprolific robert aldrich, ulzanas raid falls between the dirty dozen and the longest yard.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. One of the best films by oftenunderrated director robert aldrich, this stark, brutal western is also an effective allegory of america s involvement in the vietnam war. To defeat the apaches, they had to be just as savage. He and others of chihuahua s group are buried there. The cossacks of the sierra madre translated by mitrich orlov there are rather few famous persons in american historiography of apache. One of the things that makes the movie so remarkable is it isnt just a western. Find movie and film cast and crew information for ulzanas raid 1972 robert aldrich on allmovie. The film, which was filmed on location in arizona, was directed by robert aldrich based on a script by alan sharp. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for ulzanas raid 1972. A war chief escapes the reservation and must be tracked down. Ulzanas raid is one of the rare movies that has a particularly strong themeviolence. Bruce davison and richard jaeckel in ulzanas raid 1972 burt lancaster in.
Overview of ulzanas raid, 1972, directed by robert aldrich, with burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, at turner classic movies. Its not my favorite of his, also distracted by the whole mexicans playing apaches, and the redundant stereotype of apaches being just pragmatic. Ulzanas raid is hands down aldrichs best films of the seventies, as well as. Intelligent and edgy, ulzanas raid features all of the standard aldrich storytelling techniques. John landis is the director of animal house, the blues brothers, an american werewolf in london, trading places, coming to america, kentucky fried movie, spies like us, three amigos. Ulzanas raid is for me, a mixed bag, however given its barbarous and sinistral vision for a bloodthirsty crusade by the apache, this film reaches an unusual malevolence of the western. This is the third scene that is substantially different in lancasters edit, adding more to the conversation between debuin and mcintosh. Historians say only one apache who rode with ulzana was killed on the raid. Releasing the dvd with the horse trips cut, and the raped woman, breast exposed is just a sick joke. Find movie and film cast and crew information for ulzanas raid. Ulzanas raid by robert aldrich burt lancaster, bruce. The original trailer in high definition of ulzana s raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel and jorge luke. Ulzana s raid was made by robert aldrich at the tail end of the western s popularity. Robert aldrichs allegory depicts a struggle that continues.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ulzanas raid near you. Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside. Ulzana s raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. When word arrives that apache warrior ulzana has assembled a war party and left the reservation, the united states army pegs veteran tracker mcintosh burt lancaster and apache kenitay jorge luke to lead a young. He decides to break out of the reservation and get his revenge on the white man. Ulzanas raid is the ultimate about indian warefare, particularly in the southwest with the apaches as ultimately the last holdouts among the native americans. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. This was the era of the wild bunch and little big man, when many filmmakers tried to reinterpret the myths of the west through greater realism and an attempt to draw parallels with contemporary american society. Deutsch espanol euskara francais italiano lietuviu bahasa.
With burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. One of burt lancasters last great westerns, robert aldrichs ulzanas raid 1972 is a tough, searing entrant in the vietnam cycle of revisionist oaters. A couple of grainy shots prove to be opticals connected to dissolves, while the universal title department provides a. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The prologue of ulzana s raid sees ulzana and his warriors liberating their horses at night from the corral of the indian agent on the san carlos indian reservation. Ulzanas raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. There is no pandering to political correctness here, this is showing the bitter hostility of the indian war, torture and murderous inclination is the order of the day. Ulzana is forced onto a reservation with his tribe. Intelligent and edgy, ulzana s raid features all of the standard aldrich storytelling techniques. Add the scorching heat of the desert as a backdrop and aldrich conjures forth another masterpiece.
Ulzanas raid is a carefully constructed mosaic, and it is terrible that a directors cut is not available. In ulzanas raid, the vietnam wars in the arizona desert robert aldrichs allegory depicts a struggle that continues. Watch ulzanas raid starring burt lancaster in this western on directv. Aug 14, 20 robert aldrichs allegory depicts a struggle that continues. Aldrich even used richard jaeckel as the tough sergeant, reprising his role from the dirty dozen. Robert aldrichs allegorical ulzana s raid is a brutal, bleak western that uses the harsh arizona landscape and its unforgiving apache inhabitants as a metaphor for the vietnam war. Set in arizona during the late 1880s, the film begins with experienced scout mcintosh burt lancaster and idealistic u.
I have watched ulzanas raid many times on tv, all the horse trips in, the raped woman scene cut. Having studied indian warefare from the eastern coast to the american west, this movie ranks among the. One of the best films by oftenunderrated director robert aldrich, this stark, brutal western is also an effective allegory of americas involvement in the vietnam war. With alan sharps script eschewing most of the 60s70s sentimentality about the beleaguered native american, aldrich austerely and forcefully reveals the potential brutality, as well as honorable intentions, lurking on. Ulzana s raid 1972 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. The best part was the end, lancaster under a wagon, getting shot and shooting apaches. Almost twenty years after apache, in the midst of the vietnam era, aldrich and burt lancaster returned to the setting of the indian wars to produce this pitiless classic, one of the toughest, bleakest westerns ever made. Ulzana s raid is a 1972 revisionist western starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. Much of the commentary on this cult film addresses allegorical aspects, but i never got that from the film. Sharps writing is there but overshadowed by a sentimental and overabundant need to question the apaches intention. Robert aldrich adult entertainment in the sense that it deals with violence by both sides. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Ulzanas raid 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ulzanas raid 1972 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
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