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Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid

Western · 1972

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

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Ulzana's Raid

“One man alone understood the savagery of the early American west from both sides.”

1972 Western 1h 43m

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6.9 / 10

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After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Written by

Alan Sharp

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

McIntosh

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Lt. Garnett DeBuin

Jorge Luke

Jorge Luke

Ke-Ni-Tay

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant

Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez

Ulzana

Lloyd Bochner

Lloyd Bochner

Captain Gates

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Rukeyser

Court is in session

Put Ulzana's Raid on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.