Enlisted to hunt down a rampaging apache leader and his gang, burt lancasters wizened scout clashes with the young christian cavalry lieutenant whose simplistic idealism is easily confused upon confronting extreme racism and violence on both sides. In ulzanas raid, the vietnam wars in the arizona desert. Robert aldrichs allegorical ulzanas raid is a brutal, bleak western that uses the harsh arizona landscape and its unforgiving apache inhabitants as a metaphor for the vietnam war. The prologue of ulzana s raid sees ulzana and his warriors liberating their horses at night from the corral of the indian agent on the san carlos indian reservation. With his last film, ulzanas raid, and this new one, aldrich clinches a claim to being the best director of. He decides to break out of the reservation and get his revenge on the white man. The city of prague philharmonic orchestra and chorus, conducted by nic raine.
Ulzanas raid 1972 burt lancaster video dailymotion. Discussion in movie forum started by harj, jan 7, 2005. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror. Ulzana is forced onto a reservation with his tribe. In ulzanas raid and many other films, including several others for.
Vengeance valley 1951, full length western movie, burt lancaster. Ulzanas raid aka wild apache 1972, usa trailer youtube. Filmography for robert aldrich turner classic movies. The subsequent return of fire in which lancaster s horse is brought down. Overview of ulzana s raid, 1972, directed by robert aldrich, with burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, at turner classic movies. At the end, when the indians attack the wagon party, they direct two horses into a small canyon and bring them down with a rope stretched across the trail. This is a film concerned with moral relativism, with the essential alien divide between two cultures. Robert aldrich adult entertainment in the sense that it deals with violence by both sides. Starring burt lancaster, bruce davison and jorge luke. Not all gems but the red ones are definite classics. Possibly for its unequivocal directness, the scene haunts me. A couple of grainy shots prove to be opticals connected to dissolves, while the universal title department provides a really grungy main titles sequence. The 2 versions of ulzanas raid, the aldrich cut released in the usa 103 min and the lancaster cut released in europe 101 min contain both several scenes not to be found in the other version.
Robert aldrichs ulzanas raid on kl studio classics blu. Bluray movies 4k 3d dvd digital ma itunes prime games people forum. With alan sharps script eschewing most of the 60s70s sentimentality about the beleaguered native american, aldrich austerely and forcefully reveals the potential brutality, as well as honorable intentions, lurking on. It has a simple premise, which is usually the sign of a good film. The first time i saw this film, at 14, i was seriously moved. Ulzanas raid usa 1972 brilliantly extends the project of these films by deconstructing the glorious image of the cavalry, but it is important to note that aldrich rigorously resists falling into the soldier blue usa 1970 trap of surreptitously maintaining the value system that pits good against evil by simply switching labels. Western movies full vengeance valley burt lancaster. The sequence about 1520 minutes into the film in which the man kills himself in front of his child after his wife takes a bullet to the head yes, you read that right is fucking phenomenally insane. With burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel. Ulzanas raid manufactured on demand, ntsc format on. Set in 1880s arizona, aldrichs 1972 film opens at night in the san carlos.
Robert aldrich s brutal cavalry vs indians western is a vietnam allegory that pulls no punches when it comes to violence. Directed by the nononsense, highlyprolific robert aldrich, ulzanas raid falls between the dirty dozen and the longest yard. Ive made a, personal, listing of my 100 favorite westerns that are on bluray. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 western philip kaufman cliff robertson, robert duvall part 22. Jun 28, 2011 the first time i saw this film, at 14, i was seriously moved. When aldrich became a fullfledged director in the early 1950s, he used many of the. The film is particularly pointed in its measured look at how the myopia of people hailing from different cultures can only lead to fear and loathing, death and. Dec 07, 2014 the great northfield minnesota raid 1972 western philip kaufman cliff robertson, robert duvall part 22. Scottish screenwriter alan sharp has written a great script. Burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, lloyd bochner, karl swenson writer. Set in arizona in the late 19th century, a cynical scout and an idealistic u.
A grizzled scout burt lancaster and a green lieutenant bruce davison track renegade apaches. The ending of the page about the 2 versions is incorrect. Ulzanas raid is even more relevant today, given our contemporary experience in iraq and afghanistan. Ulzanas raid r 1h 43min adventure, western 27 october 1972 usa after fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down. Burt lancaster full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
Cavalry lieutenant set out to catch a group of apache renegades lead by the chieftain ulzana. Ulzana s raid 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The reel cowboys of hollywood present ulzanas raid. Ulzanas raid by robert aldrich burt lancaster, bruce. A compassionate young officer, lieutenant debuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back. One of burt lancasters last great westerns, robert aldrichs ulzanas raid 1972 is a tough, searing entrant in the vietnam cycle of revisionist oaters. With ulzanas raid, director robert aldrich and screenwriter alan sharp took a different and highly disturbing tack, concentrating less on speechifying than on the nutsandbolts particulars of a battle between white and apache war parties. This listing has at least one noir western johnny guitar, a silent era 3 bad men, only one comedyelement western. A war chief escapes the reservation and must be tracked down.
Ulzanas raid 1972 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Start your free trial to watch ulzanas raid and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics. Burt lancasters last significant western he later appeared in supporting roles as ned buntline in buffalo bill and the indians and as bill doolin in cattle annie. Buy ulzanas raid dvd manufactured on demand, ntsc format at. There are plenty of pasta westerns but b productions have little representation.
Ulzana massacres, rapes and loots across the countryside. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and. However, there seems to be no definitive version, since aldrich and star. This is 15 minutes into robert aldrichs 1972 ulzanas raid, a western vehicle for a 60yearold burt lancaster. Escaping from the quarantine of the indian agency is the act of a man not only seeking freedom but also trying to recover his power. Robert aldrich situates the senseless, relentless carnage of the vietnam war onto the stark stage of the american western. A young jewish girl, with show biz in her eyes, drops out of college to attend a drama camp where she falls in love with a much older director, actor, singer who teaches there. Two horse falls removed when burt lancaster uses a rifle to bring down two indians, including ulzana s son.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Ulzanas raid 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aug 14, 20 the arizona locations of ulzana s raid seem purposely generic, evoking the westerns that john ford and many other directors shot in monument valley between the 30s and 50s. Burt lancaster in ulzanas raid 1972 bruce davison and richard jaeckel in. The film, which was filmed on location in arizona, was directed by robert aldrich based on a script by alan sharp. Burt lancaster list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The arizona locations of ulzanas raid seem purposely generic, evoking the westerns that john ford and many other directors shot in monument valley between the. Considered to be one of aldrichs best but overlooked films it is also seen as an allegory of americas involvement in vietnam. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Essentially, the film shows what happens when a colonial power attempts to impose itself. Ulzanas raid is a 1972 american western film starring burt lancaster, richard jaeckel, bruce davison and joaquin martinez. It portrays a brutal raid by chiricahua apaches against european settlers in 1880s arizona. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection.
Ulzanas raid, aldrichs first film after he lost his studio, is a. Dec 07, 2017 the original trailer in high definition of ulzana s raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt lancaster, bruce davison, richard jaeckel and jorge luke. Watch ulzana s raid full movie in hd visit movie 42491 report reaches the us cavalry that the apache leader ulzana has left his r. May 31, 20 this is 15 minutes into robert aldrichs 1972 ulzanas raid, a western vehicle for a 60yearold burt lancaster. The 2 versions of ulzana s raid, the aldrich cut released in the usa 103 min and the lancaster cut released in europe 101 min contain both several scenes not to be found in the other version. The last, 1977s twilights last gleaming, is a geopolitical thriller. Burt lancaster prepared another cut of the film for distribution in european countries, including the uk. Even though aldrich himself proclaimed a certain amount of dissatisfaction with the way this western turned out, its still one of his. There thats it the entire premise and a tightly plotted one at that, something that is not often seen in hollywood scripts nowadays.
Set in arizona during the late 1880s, the film begins with experienced scout mcintosh burt lancaster and idealistic u. The 100 best western movies of all time hennepin county library. Ulzanas raidburt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, richard farnsworth 1972. Its chilling and a great piece of acting, directing and screenwriting.
Voir ulzanas raid 1972 en streaming gratuit complet. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Robert aldrichs ulzanas raid on kl studio classics. Ulzanas raid 1972 full movie download full hd youtube. The western, which drew parallels with the vietnam war, starred lancaster as a veteran scout who has to rely on the help of a cavalry officer bruce davidson to capture a band of apaches led. Voir ulzanas raid streaming francais regarder film gratuit. The film centres on the different reactions to the apache killings from the scout and the platoon leader. Ulzanas raid 1972 one man alone understood the savagery of the early american west from both sides.
Report reaches the us cavalry that the apache leader ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. Lancaster is an aging scout tracking a renegade apache joaquin martinez, a vicious killer carrying out horrific depradations against white settlers, in this great and brave western that reunited lancaster and aldrich two decades after apache. While its incorrect that hollywood never treated native americans positively from the silent era through much of the 1960s for starters, check out 1950s broken arrow, it is true that it wasnt until the 1970s beginning with little big man and soldier blue, both 1970 that there was a concerted effort to. Ulzanas raid mcintosh 1972 sesame street 3 episodes 1970. One of burt lancaster s last great westerns, robert aldrich s ulzana s raid 1972 is a tough, searing entrant in the vietnam cycle of revisionist oaters. All the marbles the complete robert aldrich harvard.
The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. Filling out his oeuvre are detective yarns world for ransom, psychological westerns the last sunset, ulzanas raid, survivalist dramas the flight of the phoenix, geopolitical procedurals twilights last gleaming, insidehollywood horrorshows the legend of lylah clare,period dramas emperor of the north, the grissom gang, cop. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. For pastes complete list, please follow the link included as the first item. Burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, richard jaeckel, joaquin martinez, robert aldrich. After fierce war chief ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down. The prologue of ulzanas raid sees ulzana and his warriors liberating their horses at night from the corral of the indian agent on the san carlos indian reservation. Jampacked with action, racism and imperialism, ulzanas raid is a damn good western. The original trailer in high definition of ulzanas raid directed by robert aldrich and starring burt. With alan sharp s script eschewing most of the 60s70s sentimentality about the beleaguered native american, aldrich austerely and forcefully reveals the potential brutality, as well as honorable intentions, lurking on both sides, as the. Overview of ulzanas raid, 1972, directed by robert aldrich, with burt lancaster, bruce davison, jorge luke, at turner classic movies. A couple of grainy shots prove to be opticals connected to dissolves, while the universal title department provides a. Cavalry lieutenant debuin bruce davison setting out to catch a group of apache renegades lead by their chieftain, ulzana joaquin martinez. Watch ulzanas raid streaming online hulu free trial.
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