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Walter states that Ray had a vision, and that Ray is "Thunderheart", a Native American hero slain at Wounded Knee, who is now reincarnated to deliver them from their current troubles. After arriving at Red Deer Table, the pair come across a government-sponsored plan to strip mine uranium on the reservation.
- $22.6 million
- James Horner
- April 3, 1992
Dec 16, 2023 · 1. Who directed Thunderheart? Thunderheart was directed by Michael Apted, a renowned British filmmaker known for his work in both the film and television industries. 2. Is Thunderheart based on a true story?
Sep 26, 2022 · After the disturbing vision, Crow Horse tells Levoi that he is a "Thunderheart," a Native American hero slain at Wounded Knee, who is now reincarnated to deliver them from their current...
- David Hofstede
While the reservation police officer (Graham Greene) views the agent as an outsider, the tribal elder (Chief Ted Thin Elk) believes him to be the reincarnated spirit of Thunderheart, a Native ...
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- Michael Apted
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- Val Kilmer
Thunderheart is the name given to FBI agent Ray Levoi by Grandpa Sam Reaches (Ted Thin Elk), an old style medicine man of the local Oglala Sioux. Grandpa Reaches believes that Ray is descended from the first Thunderheart, a holy man who was killed by the 7th Cavalry at the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 along with over 300 Lakota men, women, and ...
Reincarnation: Grandpa recognizes Ray as being a reincarnated Thunderheart, a Lakota hero murdered in the Wounded Knee Massacre, who has come back to help them in their current troubles.
Walter (Graham Green) reveals to Ray (Val Kilmer) that he is "Thunderheart", a Native American hero reincarnated. This hero was tragically killed at Wounded Knee and has now returned to deliver the tribe from their ongoing struggles. Some scenes were shot at Wounded Knee in South Dakota.
