In the Land of the Yellow Sky (Apaches in film Part 1)
Apache people traditionally resided in Arizona, Northern Mexico (Chihuahua and Sonora), New Mexico, Southern Colorado, and West Texas.
Some Apache leaders were Cochise, Geronimo, Mangas Coloradas, and Nana.
The Apache were well-suited and adapted to the harsh terrains and were excellent guerilla fighters (often missing from many of these films).
The current division of Apache groups includes Chiricahua, Western Apache, Jicarilla, Mescalero, Lipan, and Plains Apache (also known as the Kiowa-Apache).
I have also included films with Navajo, Yaqui, Comanche, and Kiowa-Apache.
Also see Last of the Red Arrows (Apaches in film Part 2) for more films.
Enjoy.
Some Apache leaders were Cochise, Geronimo, Mangas Coloradas, and Nana.
The Apache were well-suited and adapted to the harsh terrains and were excellent guerilla fighters (often missing from many of these films).
The current division of Apache groups includes Chiricahua, Western Apache, Jicarilla, Mescalero, Lipan, and Plains Apache (also known as the Kiowa-Apache).
I have also included films with Navajo, Yaqui, Comanche, and Kiowa-Apache.
Also see Last of the Red Arrows (Apaches in film Part 2) for more films.
Enjoy.
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- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBurt LancasterJean PetersJohn McIntireRefusing to let himself be re-settled on a Florida reservation, Massai, an Apache warrior, escapes his captors and returns to his homeland to become a peaceful farmer.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsAudie MurphyMichael DanteLinda LawsonA young cavalry officer is assigned the job of bringing in a band of Apaches who have been terrorizing the countryside.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsPaul NewmanFredric MarchRichard BooneJohn Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Native Americans, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsCharlton HestonRichard HarrisJim HuttonIn 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsGregory PeckDesi Arnaz Jr.Jack WardenAfter a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsJoel McCreaForrest TuckerJohn RussellA cavalry troop finds itself under constant attack by Indians.
- DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsCharlton HestonJack PalanceKaty JuradoChief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, Texas and he dreams of aiding in bringing peace to the region, despite opposition from both the Army and the Apaches.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJim BrownLee Van CleefPatrick O'NealThe El Condor, the fabled Mexican stronghold rumoured to contain Emperor Maximilian's mythical reserves in gold, will attract two adventurous fortune seekers, who with eyes gleaming with desire, will shortly know that only fools rush in.
- DirectorDouglas SirkStarsRock HudsonBarbara RushGregg PalmerWhen peacemaking Apache chief Cochise dies, the Chiricahua Apaches are torn between following Cochise's peace loving son Taza and following the warlike renegade Apache warrior Geronimo.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsGary CooperSusan HaywardRichard WidmarkA trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue her husband trapped in a cave in Apache territory.
- DirectorGeorge ShermanStarsJohn LundJeff ChandlerSusan CabotWhen Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian tribes, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. The only thing in his way are the Indians he used to call his friends.
- DirectorBurt KennedyNiksa FulgosiStarsBekim FehmiuRichard CrennaChuck ConnorsArmy deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
- DirectorLee H. KatzinStarsRalph TaegerKathie BrowneMichael RennieTwo episodes from the TV series "Hondo" edited together and released as a feature.
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsJohn WayneGeraldine PageWard BondArmy dispatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and young son living in the midst of warring Apaches and becomes their protector.
- StarsRalph TaegerKathie BrowneNoah Beery Jr.Hondo, an embittered former rebel officer, travels to Arizona Territory in the 1870s with his dog Sam. Often clashing with the local cavalry, which he holds responsible for the death of his Indian wife.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsJames GarnerSidney PoitierBibi AnderssonIn Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Indian wife, and a housewife abandons her husband in order to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsJason PatricGene HackmanRobert DuvallThe story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U.S. Government's subjugation of his people.
- DirectorRoger YoungStarsJoseph RunningfoxNick RamusMichelle St. JohnThis story of epic courage and grace is a remarkable window on Native American life and the early years of the last and most feared Apache War Chief.
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsChuck ConnorsKamala DeviPat ConwayIn 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.
- DirectorVern PiehlStarsRay DantonDewitt LeeTroy NaborsIn the western desert a young brave avenges the deaths of his tribe in a massacre by the US Army.
- DirectorJack StarrettStarsJody McCreaMarie GahvaDan KempGang of sadistic cowboys let nothing stand in their way in their search for gold.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneHenry FondaShirley TempleAt Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsLloyd BridgesJoan TaylorLance FullerA government agent is sent to a western town to investigate attacks that the townspeople say are being commited by rampaging Apaches. The agent, however, suspects that different forces may be committing these crimes.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoBruno MatteiStarsSebastian HarrisonLola FornerAlberto FarneseOutlaws attack a band of settlers and kill everyone except a pregnant woman who is rescued by a band of Indians. The woman dies giving birth but Chief White Bear adopts her male baby and raising him as brother to his own son.
- DirectorGiorgio MariuzzoStarsAl CliverClara HopfFederico BoidoTommy is an innocent cavalry officer who falls in love with a beautiful Apache woman (Yara Kewa) after rescuing her from a nasty gun smuggler named Honest Jeremy. When Jeremy and his gang find Tommy, gruesome violence ensues.