Directed by:
John FordScreenplay:
James R. WebbCinematography:
William H. ClothierComposer:
Alex NorthCast:
Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Kennedy, Patrick Wayne, Elizabeth Allen (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Plagued by ill health and hampered by the obtuse decisions of dull-witted studio chiefs, John Ford had reached a point in his life not unlike that of the tribe he depicts in CHEYENNE AUTUMN, his final Western. A large majority of the remaining 1000 members of the Cheyenne tribe forced onto an Oklahoma reservation in the 1870s have been killed by disease and starvation while waiting a year for promised government aid. Driven by the need to survive, the last 250-odd Indians begin an arduous 1,500 mile trek to their ancestral lands in Wyoming, accompanied by Quaker schoolteacher Deborah Wright (Carroll Baker). The army dispatches Capt. Thomas Archer (Richard Widmark), Deborah's fiancé, to pursue the Cheyenne, a task for which he has little liking. En route, the hot-blooded Red Shirt (Sal Mineo) battles with army troops, and the incidents are exaggerated by the press, which calls for a vigorous response to the "marauding savages." As the journey continues, the stoic Cheyenne must endure the rank stupidity and malign indifference of their Caucasian usurpers. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
![Cheyenne Autumn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w180/files/images/film/soundtracks/covers/161/128/161128136_97bcbf.jpg)
Cheyenne Autumn
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Intrada Records
Year: 2016
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:50:58
Notes: Limited edition.
1. | Overture | Alex North | 01:35 |
2. | Main Title | Alex North | 02:27 |
3. | Hope | Alex North | 01:29 |
4. | Deborah / Indians Arrive | Alex North | 02:24 |
5. | Waiting / Rejection / Justice | Alex North | 04:50 |
6. | Truth | Alex North | 00:53 |
7. | Deborah [Proposal] | Alex North | 01:17 |
8. | Going Home [Trek Begins] | Alex North | 01:37 |
9. | Dedication / Going Home [Trek Continues] / Cavalry [Pursuit] | Alex North | 02:33 |
10. | Archer | Alex North | 02:05 |
11. | War | Alex North | 01:48 |
12. | Fire | Alex North | 02:24 |
13. | Old Chief / Tall Chief’s Death | Alex North | 02:17 |
14. | Mourning / Montage | Alex North | 04:03 |
15. | God Help Me / Cavalry [Pursuit Continues] | Alex North | 00:36 |
16. | Indians / Sage Fire | Alex North | 01:53 |
17. | Battle – Part 1 / Battle – Part 2 | Alex North | 04:45 |
18. | Red Shirt / Cattle Drive | Alex North | 02:05 |
19. | Cavalry [After Battle] / Sick Girl | Alex North | 02:26 |
20. | Going Home [Hunger] | Alex North | 03:11 |
21. | Medley: "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" / "Dandy Jim From Caroline" | Alex North | 01:10 |
22. | "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" | Alex North | 01:41 |
23. | Medley: "Quadrille" / "Yellow Rose Of Texas" | Alex North | 02:00 |
24. | "Camptown Races" - Stephen Foster | Alex North | 02:14 |
25. | Intermission | Alex North | 00:19 |
1. | Entr’acte | Alex North | 01:18 |
2. | Going Home [The Train] | Alex North | 01:49 |
3. | Deborah’s Book | Alex North | 00:27 |
4. | Transitions | Alex North | 01:59 |
5. | Lead Our People Home – Part 1 / Lead Our People Home – Part 2 | Alex North | 05:42 |
6. | Revolt | Alex North | 00:52 |
7. | Departure | Alex North | 01:14 |
8. | The People | Alex North | 01:11 |
9. | Outbreak – Part 1 / Outbreak – Part 2 | Alex North | 02:05 |
10. | Spring / Soldiers / Alarm | Alex North | 03:19 |
11. | Death | Alex North | 02:00 |
12. | The End / Going Home [End Cast] | Alex North | 01:42 |
13. | Going Home [Exit] | Alex North | 00:45 |
14. | THE EXTRAS: Cavalry [Into Positions] | Alex North | 00:32 |
15. | Drums No. 1 | Alex North | 01:02 |
16. | Drums No. 2 | Alex North | 00:50 |
17. | Drums No. 4 (Version 1) | Alex North | 04:45 |
18. | Drums No. 4 (Version 2) | Alex North | 00:45 |
19. | Drums No. 5 (Version 1) | Alex North | 00:44 |
20. | Drums No. 5 (Version 2) | Alex North | 00:41 |
21. | Drums No. 6 | Alex North | 00:43 |
22. | Drums [Proposal For Peace] | Alex North | 01:38 |
23. | Drums [Proposal For Peace – Alternate] | Alex North | 00:57 |
24. | First Call (Bugle Call) / Drums No. 3 [Snares] | Alex North | 00:33 |
25. | Charge (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:23 |
26. | Assembly – Dodge City (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:07 |
27. | Rally (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:14 |
28. | Recall (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:10 |
29. | Officer’s Call (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:13 |
30. | Taps (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:35 |
31. | Boots And Saddles (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:07 |
32. | Flourish (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:10 |
33. | Forward (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:14 |
34. | Prepare To Mount (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:11 |
35. | Prepare To Dismount (Bugle Call) | Alex North | 00:11 |
36. | Medley: “Angelina Baker" / "Buffalo Gals" / "Angelina Baker" / "Buffalo Gals" | Alex North | 02:02 |
37. | Medley No. 4 | Alex North | 02:14 |
38. | Medley: "Skip To My Lou" / "Angelina Baker" / "Buffalo Gals" / "Camptown Races" | Alex North | 02:37 |
39. | Medley: "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" / "Oh Dem Golden Slippers" | Alex North | 02:42 |
40. | "Early In De Mornin’" | Alex North | 00:57 |
41. | Medley No. 7 | Alex North | 03:55 |
42. | Medley: "Camptown Races" / "Angelina Baker" / "Camptown Races" (Version 1) | Alex North | 01:06 |
43. | Medley: "Camptown Races" / "Angelina Baker" / "Camptown Races" (Version 2) | Alex North | 01:15 |