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Cheyenne Autumn

1,500 miles of heroism and incredible adventure!

1964 · 2h 37m · NOT RATED Western
Directed by John Ford

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A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.

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70%
Tomatometer
Fresh

A sort of frontier Exodus that's filmed with a majestic passion for the wild lands and for its indigenous dwellers.

Richard Brody, New Yorker
Rotten

Somewhere in the telling, the original premise of the Mari Sandoz novel is lost sight of in a wholesale insertion of extraneous incidents which bear little or no relation to the subject.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Over-long, often cliched and uneven (there are comic interludes complete with cameo performances), but still imbued with moments of true poetry, thanks largely to William Clothier's magnificent Panavision landscapes.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

Cheyenne Autumn is a strong film, grandly directed and expertly played by a large cast.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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