Filming took place in portland and pendleton, oregon. In august of 1862, the santee dakota sioux tribe launched. On the day after christmas in mankato, minnesota, 38 sioux indians were hanged, by order of president abraham lincoln. The great sioux uprising 1862 white settlers refused to honor the treaty of fort laramie. Witnesses to the sioux uprising of 1862 volunteer soldiers adrian j.
Mcnallys wife then fell ill and he asked to withdraw from the film. The mdewakantons, for example, were divided into nine bands. Dakota sioux uprising 1862 this clash began in 1862 when the dakota people launched a major uprising in minnesota led by chief little crow. Dakota war of 1862 the tragic sioux uprising in minesota. Dakota war of 1862 or little crows war, was an armed conflict between the united states and several bands of dakota also known as the eastern sioux. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the great sioux uprising with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Tribes consisted of bands, each with a leader or chief. A cherokee, stan watie, is in the area to stir up the sioux against the. The dakota war of 1862, also known as the sioux uprising, the dakota uprising, the sioux outbreak of 1862, the dakota conflict, the u. Read the full synopsis of the great sioux uprising, 1953, directed by lloyd bacon, with jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, at turner classic movies. Sioux uprising of 1862 civil war history discussion. In this extract, big eagle describes the uprisings causes, including hunger. The great sioux uprising of 1862 so hard was the rottenness of many, and the profuse brutalities of multitudes.
In over the earth i come, schultz brilliantly retells one of americans most violent and bloody events, the great sioux uprising of. It was the spark that flared a wide scale decision by the dakota sioux to bring fullscale war against the united states. A crooked horse trader steals a herd from the sioux tribe, setting the stage for a largescale war can a former. Soon after came ole hagen and oscar erickson, the latter the only survivor of. Great sioux uprising of 1862 digital history id 695. The great sioux uprising was the first film under the new agreement.
For the scarlet lips of a traitors woman he stood alone against the mighty chief red cloud and. The first white settlers in the town of dovre, kandiyohi county, were the norwegians lars anderson and sivert anderson, both of them settling in the year 1857 the former farthest to the west. On august 17, 1862, one young dakota with a hunting party of three others killed five. Overview of the great sioux uprising, 1953, directed by lloyd bacon, with jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, at turner classic movies. The great sioux uprising 1953 during the civil war, in wyoming, horse dealers joan britton faith domergue and stephen cook lyle bettger are competing to supply the union army with horses. The great sioux uprising 1953 western 1 h 20 min jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney director. During the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux. They had agreed to live on a reservation in exchange for annual payments from the government. But schultz doesnt give out gratuitous accounts of at one level, it was a seriously hard book to read. The origins of the uprising could be traced to a series of illadvised treaties the. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the great sioux uprising with. Maarten press, 1993 westerman, gwen and white, bruce, mni sota makoce. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew an exunion surgeon jeff chandler sides with ranchers and indians against a rustler lyle bettger and a rebel rouser.
Alexis smith and stephen mcnally were meant to co star with chandler. There were a number of factors which contributed to the dakota uprising in 1862. A somewhat different take on custers motivation that changed him from a defender of nativeamerican rights into a politicallydriven, headlinesseeker chastiser of the sioux during the 1870s. Ebell 18401877, a pioneering photojournalist, and albert colgrave 18391863, a professional graphic artist, tell their own versions of the war in words and images. The great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953 the great sioux uprising 1953. During those seven days at least 400 white settlers were killed, the great majority innocent victims slaughtered in the most shocking manner.
In 1862, sioux indians, led by chief little crow, challenged white encroachments onto their lands. Pavucina corner by tony kadlec published june 7 november 1, 2012 the glencoe enterprise, glencoe, minnesota page 1 of 35 the great sioux uprising as the summer of 2012 marks the 150 th anniversary of the great sioux uprising of 1862, i would like to. A cherokee, stan watie, is in the area to stir up the sioux against the union just as cook decides to steal a herd of. With that simple statement, the great sioux uprising of 1862 began. Scott seekins great sioux uprising series draws ire from.
Tom hardy cranks up the crazy in a lynchian fever dream. During the civil war, in wyoming, horse dealers joan britton faith domergue and stephen cook lyle bettger are competing to supply the union army with horses. It began on august 17, 1862, along the minnesota river in southwest minnesota, four years after its. The great sioux uprising of 1862 warfare history network. During the summer of 1862, indian warfare broke out in southern minnesota that left between 400 and 800 settlers and soldiers dead, and provoked military action against the sioux in the dakota territory. With jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney. This breakneck pace continued, and by november 3a mere five weeks. A cherokee, stan watie, is in the area to stir up the sioux against the union just as cook decides to steal a herd of sioux horses. Dakota dawn focuses in great detail on the first week of the killing spree, a great paroxysm of destruction when the dakota succeeded, albeit fleetingly, in driving out the white man. Jeff chandler, faith domergue, lyle bettger, peter whitney, stacy harris, walter sande writer. When white historians first wrote the story in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the fighting was referred to as the great sioux massacre or the great sioux war. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew moviefone. The army convenes a military tribunal to investigate the actions of major reno joseph. The great sioux massacre is a 1965 american western film directed by sidney salkow in cinemascope using extensive action sequences from salkows 1954 sitting bull.
The movie starts with stephen cook lyle bettger bringing in a lot of horses for the army. With joseph cotten, darren mcgavin, philip carey, julie sommars. It was said myrick had fathered three children by a sioux woman, then. Life was changing for the dakota as both furbearing and game animals, upon which they depended, were getting scarce. A retelling of the sioux uprising describes how in one week in august of 1862, the sioux went on a rampage, leaving hundreds of settlers dead and turning forty thousand into refugees, and discusses the execution of thirtyeight of the sioux who were involved. The dakota conflict or dakota war or sioux uprising involved primarily the two southernmost dakota tribes, the mdewakantons and wahpekutes. Film, video rails into laramie motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Every holiday season of your life probably came and went without your realizing that dec. Approved 1h 20min western 17 july 1953 usa during the civil war, southern agitators and a crooked horse dealer endanger the peace between the union and the wyoming sioux. Dakota conflict in southern minnesota has carried different labels.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The great sioux uprising of 1862 written by duane schultz. During their weeklong rampage the sioux killed some 800 settlers, took scores of women and children captive, sent tens of thousands of refugees fleeing eastward, and marked the outbreak of a series of wars between whites and indians over the great plains that did not end until nearly thirty years later at a place called wounded knee. This movie was first released in 19531981, in technicolour and full screen and runs 81 minutes. The this american life episode little war on the prairie aired november 23. The great sioux uprising 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is likely that the dakota had expected that they would be able to live off the. In a fictionalized form, it depicts custer as an incompetent warmonger, and the indians as his victims, and covers events leading up to the battle of the little bighorn and custers last stand.
In a location near the minnesota river, a hunting party of four dakota sioux killed five white settlers. Jeff chandler and faith domergue in the great sioux uprising 1953 faith domergue in the great. The great sioux massacre, released in 1965, is a retrospective telling of the 1876 battle of little bighorn. The land of the dakota minnesota historical society press, 2012. Sir arthur conan doyle, author, creator of the sherlock holmes series. Great sioux uprising indians in minnesota were trading w us for food and supplies, but govt hadnt supplied them bc they were dealing wcivil war, chief, little crow starts attack, whites suppress it in one mass hanging sand creek massacrecheyenne. What made this 324 page paperback, over the earth i come. Farming methods practiced in regions with insufficient rainfall the great plains desert land act. It stands today as the largest mass execution in us history. The great sioux uprising is a 1953 western film directed by lloyd bacon and starring jeff chandler plot synopsis. The great sioux uprising of 1862 by duane schultz 1992, hardcover at the. Scott seekins great sioux uprising series draws ire from native community.
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