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Taza, Son of Cochise

1954 · 79 min

A stately, old-fashioned Western that plays out its family feud and frontier politics with earnest seriousness and a touch of melancholy.

Tagline
He led the Apache nation against Geronimo's last great raid!!!
Overview
Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • power
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
Written by
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Starring
Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Gregg Palmer, Rex Reason, Morris Ankrum, Eugene Iglesias, Richard H. Cutting, Ian MacDonald
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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