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Synopsis: During the early 1800s, English Lord John Morgan is hunting in the Dakotas but he is captured by a group of Sioux warriors. Morgan's guides are killed but he is spared by Sioux chief Yellow Hand who marvels at Morgan's blond hair.Brought to Yellow Hand's tribal village, Morgan has to endure physical abuse and mockery at the hands of women and children who consider Morgan to be a wild horse.Restrained by a rope around his neck, Morgan is given as a gift to an old squaw, Buffalo Cow Head, to be her slave and help her with daily chores.In the village, Morgan meets Running Deer, the beautiful young sister of chief Yellow Hand.Morgan witnesses the traditional courtship process when Running Deer is asked in marriage by a tribe member who presents Yellow Hand with gifts in return for his sister's hand in marriage.Morgan starts to fall in love with her.Also in the village is half-breed, Batise, whose mother was Sioux and father was French.Batise becomes Morgan's friend and interpreter.Batise a
Director(s): Elliot Silverstein
Production: National General Pictures
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
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Year:
1970
114 min
321 Views


now that her son is dead,|she has no other man.

Nobody protect her.|Nobody care.

Cut off finger. Scavenge.

Come winter, she die.

Like you, one time|big grand English...

Now horse, toujours...

Pour toujours|et tous les jours.

Shut up!

Stop that idiotic giggling,|you bloody fool

and listen to me.

I've had enough|of your nonsense.

Now, you play your fool|to them, but not to me.

I'm going|to get out of here

and you're going|to help me.

And why I do this?

Because you want|to get out, that's why.

Now, these other lndians|around here you spoke of

we'll need a war party|to get through them.

I don't suppose|these Sioux have any guns?

What they know about guns?

Never see guns.|Must fight close.

More brave to touch enemy.|They count coup.

You look, hmm?

You like, hmm?

I have a big idea...

You marry Running Deer.

Then maybe Yellow Hand|give you war party...

All that for you,|grand white gentleman.

She say no|to Black Eagle

and give herself|away to horse.

Hey, but, ah, you got mane.

Not even old squaw|kiss hair on face.

I have a lot to learn, Batise,

and you are going to teach me.

Give them to your mother.

For her with my compliments.

I didn't think that giving|flowers was so humorous.

Um...

I'm sorry.

Me make love to her?

Good God! No.

Batise! Batise...

What is this about her shoe?

What is she|trying to tell me?

She say she have no hole|in her moccasin.

What the hell is|that supposed to mean?

It mean, ah...|It mean she virgin.

I have no reason|to doubt it.

Virgin take any husband she want

but not you, Anglais.

Oh!

Get away, you|horrible old hag.

They say you kill|two Shoshone.

C'est vrais? Is true?

And I took these horses!

Ah! And scalps! Scalps!

Whoo-hoo!

Big chance!

La chance!

-I can't hear you!|-Horses! Scalps!

Wife! Now-- wife!|Then-- warrior!

Then soon-- Chief!

The wife sounds good|right now.

Let's get straight|to her!

Oui, oui, oui, oui!

And then war party,|and then we go!

Oui, oui! We go!

Yoo-hoo!

We go!

We go, we go, we go!

No, no. Do not look mother in|face-- taboo, or you be 'cinksi'.

Cinksi?

''Son,'' yes. You'll be|her son till she die.

Oh. That suits me|perfectly.

-Horses.|-Hmm?

Horses!

Does that mean we're married?

Not yet, not yet.

What the hell's|going on now?

Saying ''No scars, no vows.''

Scars, vows?

Yes, scars, vow to sun.

Say you make vow to sun,|then he vow you brother.

But I just bought her.

I just bought her, didn't I?

What the hell did I do?

Marriage is good.

But, uh, must be|made sacred first.

Sun Vow.

If no pain,|nothing good is born.

Even seed burst to make grass.

Now, make vow for courage.

I vow to prove my courage...

to withstand all tests of pain.

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