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Apache Drums

1951 · 75 min

A compact, tense frontier siege picture that builds quiet dread before erupting into a claustrophobic nighttime standoff.

Overview
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • survival
    • violence
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    western
    Directed by
    Hugo Fregonese
    Written by
    David Chandler
    Starring
    Stephen McNally, Coleen Gray, Willard Parker, Arthur Shields, James Griffith, Armando Silvestre, Georgia Backus, Clarence Muse
    Music
    Hans J. Salter
    Cinematography
    Charles P. Boyle
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Spanish, English

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