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When The Legends Die is a 1963 American novel, written by Hal Borland; and a 1972 American Western film released in DeLuxe Color by Twentieth Century-Fox . Novel. The novel, about the life of a Ute Indian young man, was written in 1963 by Hal Borland. While it was written as a mainstream novel, it became a young adult classic.
Dec 1, 1972 · A young Ute Indian learns rodeo from a drunken mentor in this drama starring Richard Widmark. Based on a book, the film features horseback riding, bar scenes and a homecoming parade.
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- Drama, Western
- Stuart Millar
- 1972-12-01
When the Legends Die. Young Native American Tom Black Bull (Frederic Forrest) is uneducated and unsociable, but he knows how to ride a horse. When aging rodeo cowboy Red Dillon (Richard...
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- Stuart Millar
- PG
- Richard Widmark
3.69. 2,228 ratings259 reviews. When his father killed another brave, Thomas Black Bull and his parents sought refuge in the wilderness. There they took up life as it had been in the old days, hunting and fishing, battling for survival. But an accident claimed the father's life and the grieving mother died shortly afterward.
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When the Legends Die traces the life path of the novel's protagonist Thomas Black Bull, a Native American Ute from Southwestern Colorado. As a young boy, Tom lives with his mother Bessie and his father George Black Bull in Pagosa.
A Ute Indian becomes a rodeo star and faces racism and exploitation in the white world. Based on Hal Borland's novel, starring Richard Widmark and Frederic Forrest.
A coming-of-age story about a Native American boy who grows up in the wilderness and becomes a rodeo star. The novel explores the themes of cultural assimilation, loss of tradition, and the power of nature.
