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White Feather

1955 · 102 min

A sweeping, earnest Western that balances romance and cultural tension with a measured, classic Hollywood pace.

Directed by
Robert D. Webb
Genres
Action, Western
Starring
Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget
Tagline
Beyond Any Indian Adventure Ever Filmed!
Overview
The story of the peace mission from the US cavalry to the Cheyenne Indians in Wyoming during the 1870s. The mission is threatened when a civilian surveyor befriends the chief's son and falls for the chief's daughter.

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Directed by
Robert D. Webb
Genres
Action, Western
Starring
Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • war
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, western
Directed by
Robert D. Webb
Written by
Delmer Daves, Leo Townsend
Starring
Robert Wagner, John Lund, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter, Eduard Franz, Noah Beery Jr., Virginia Leith, Emile Meyer
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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