Richard Harris
John Morgan
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- Brought to Yellow Hand's tribal village, Morgan has to endure physical abuse and mockery at the hands of women and children who consider him 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 (Dame Judith Anderson), to be her slave and help her with daily chores.
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Plot. English aristocrat John Morgan is captured, enslaved, and treated like an animal by a Native American tribe. He comes to respect his captors' culture and gain their respect. He is aided in understanding the Sioux by another captive, Batise, the tribe's half-breed fool, who had tried to escape and was hamstrung behind both knees.
During the early 1800s, English Lord John Morgan (Richard Harris) 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 (Manu Tupou), who marvels at Morgan's blond hair.
May 1, 1970 · A Man Called Horse: Directed by Elliot Silverstein. With Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou. In 1825, an English aristocrat is captured by Native Americans. He lives with them and begins to understand their way of life.
- (9.4K)
- Adventure, Drama, Western
- Elliot Silverstein
- 1970-05-01
Plot Summary. Dorothy M. Johnson’s short story “A Man Called Horse” is about a wealthy, upper-class Bostonian who is captured by a band of Crow Indians. Over time, he learns to appreciate and adapt to their culture, earning the name “Horse.” His original name is never given.
The '70s proved to be a mixed bag for Harris. He scored a huge commercial hit with his best-known film of that decade, A Man Called Horse (1970). It became a cult Western and featured him as an English aristocrat captured, tortured and eventually adopted by Sioux Indians.
In 1825, English big game hunter John Morgan (Richard Harris) is captured and enslaved by a Sioux tribe, forced to labor for tribal matriarch Buffalo Cow Head (Judith Anderson) as a common pack...
- (14)
- Western
- R
Story. In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.
