

Tomahawk
The Glory Story of the Great Sioux Indian Uprising!
In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.
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- us army
- native american
- treaty
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR5 Feb 1951
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical15 Mar 1951
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical29 May 1951
AustriaAT
- Theatrical8 Apr 1951
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical30 Apr 1951
FinlandFI
- Theatrical30 Apr 1951
FranceFR
- TheatricalParis9 Apr 1951
- Theatrical20 May 1951
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1221 Dec 1951
JapanJP
- Theatrical18 Mar 1951
PortugalPT
- Theatrical28 Mar 1951
SpainES
- TheatricalMadrid23 Mar 1951
SwedenSE
- Theatrical23 May 1951
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Tomahawk was released on 5 February 1951.
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CinemaSerf
3/18/2026
“The White Man’s promises are written in water.” That’s the view of the veteran Sioux chief who has had enough of their false promises that try to appease whilst they simultaneously build more forts and drive his people from their traditional territory. “Bridger” (Van Heflin) has been drafted in by fair-minded colonel “Carrington” (Preston Foster) to try and facilitate the construction of a new fort. He has a Cheyenn…
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