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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 60% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings In 1825, English big game hunter John Morgan (Richard Harris) is captured and enslaved by a Sioux tribe, forced to labor for tribal matriarch Buffalo Cow Head (Judith Anderson) as a common pack animal. Slowly, with the help of fellow slave Batise (Jean Gascon), Morgan learns his captors' language, and then proves his bravery in a battle with a neighboring tribe, earning their respect. Losing his associations with his previous life as a British aristocrat, Morgan becomes one with the Sioux. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A test to see how much pain its hero and the audience can take before yelling Uncle. Rated: C Aug 1, 2008 Full Review A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Rated: 4/5 Feb 29, 2008 Full Review A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Feb 21, 2008 Full Review A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Rated: 3/5 Nov 16, 2007 Full Review A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2007 Full Review A Man Called Horse | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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David F Despite the revisionist energies of this Western, and its foregrounding of an apparently well-researched indigenous culture, the story and characters just weren't that captivating. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Liam D Brutal as it is entertaining and probably one of my favourite westerns as someone who doesn't like the genre Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/21 Full Review Audience Member Movie have draw - see man tortured. Blobbo see at show then forget. (Now, want forget again.) Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The late Richard Harris stars in a movie we've all become familiar withA more civilized being is captured by local natives and then treated like less than a manThe tribes here consist of the Sioux Indians in 1825 with John Morgan being the last hunter in their territory after everyone else is taken outHe also befriends a fellow prisoner named Batise, they both make an exchange to help one another escapeIt isn't until later they start tounderstand Morgan's just a man and begins to assimilate into their cultureNot only that but he falls in love with a female member of the tribe, a matriarchy of sortsMorgan is determined to be a chief which of course leads to a very infamous ritual scene where he must scar his body as well as be accustomed to the pain for the rite of passageMorgan also wants little to do with his British aristocratic ways after learning so much with the indigenous peopleseven facing a warring tribe shifts his viewsentirely if these people are to to continueAgain this film is along the lines of ‘Dances with Wolves', ‘Last Samurai', and ‘Pocahontas' but it keeps the viewer engaged with its richness in cinematography, the action scenes, and the powerhouse performance of Harrisa different kind of Western without the usual gunfights, bar scenes, or cookie cutter bad guys you're used to seeing plus there's good looking at the human condition as well as going on a spiritual journey of your ownthe viewer definitely grows to like this tribe as much as Morgan because they just want to be understood and show they have a place to belong among other mena movie that's now 50 years old yet is carried tremendously by the late actor Harris next to the Sioux Indians whom are painted as respectfully as can be Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Perfect for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member good bio pic of sorts Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elliot Silverstein Director Richard Harris John Morgan Judith Anderson Buffalo Cow Head Jean Gascon Batise Manu Tupou Yellow Hand Corinna Tsopei Running Deer
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Synopsis In 1825, English big game hunter John Morgan (Richard Harris) is captured and enslaved by a Sioux tribe, forced to labor for tribal matriarch Buffalo Cow Head (Judith Anderson) as a common pack animal. Slowly, with the help of fellow slave Batise (Jean Gascon), Morgan learns his captors' language, and then proves his bravery in a battle with a neighboring tribe, earning their respect. Losing his associations with his previous life as a British aristocrat, Morgan becomes one with the Sioux.

Director
Elliot Silverstein

Producer
Sandy Howard, Robert M. Beche, Gilbert Kurland

Screenwriter
Jack DeWitt

Production Co
Cinema Center Films

Rating
R (Violence|Nudity)

Genre
Western

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2017

Runtime
1h 54m
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