Monday 1 December 2014

Run of the arrow


Another old Western with a local theme. Steiger plays an Irishman (with a strong accent) who decides he cannot live in the newly formed United States. He heads West, joins the Indians, and then helps the cavalry select a site to build a fort. Amid tensions on both sides he has to obey his new beliefs whilst preventing both groups from fighting each other. The title comes from a game where a man is chased by the Indians whilst given a head start depending on the distance shot by an arrow. Anyone who thinks Dances with wolves is anyway original needs to watch this picture! You won't read about this movie in books on Irish cinema but Fuller was just as important a director as John Ford.

Title: Run of the arrow
Genre: Emigration
New/old: Old
Cinema/DVD: DVD

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