The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their adopted daughter was stolen from the local Kiowa tribe.
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- TriviaBefore filming began, director John Huston and star Burt Lancaster took actress Lillian Gish out to the desert to teach her how to shoot, which she would have to do in the film. However, Huston was astounded to discover that Gish could shoot more accurately, and faster, than both he and Lancaster, who thought themselves expert marksmen. It turned out that early in her career Gish was taught how to shoot by notorious western outlaw and gunfighter Al J. Jennings, who had become an actor after his release from a long prison sentence for train robbery and was in the cast of one of her films. She found that she liked shooting and over the years had developed into an expert shot.
- GoofsWhen Rachel goes riding bareback and first sees the old soldier, the cinch holding a saddle on is clearly visible as she sits on the horse talking.
- Quotes
Andy Zachary: What did he want, Ben?
Ben Zachary: He wanted to buy a woman.
[looks at Rachel]
Ben Zachary: You.
Rachel Zachary: Well, did you sell me?
Ben Zachary: I held out for more horses.
Rachel Zachary: Why would they want to buy me?
Mattilda Zachary: Because you're a girl, my pretty. Horses and women are all the same to a Kiowa - to be bought or traded.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971)
- SoundtracksDown in the Valley
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by June Walker and Kipp Hamilton
[Hagar and Georgia sing the song at the Zachary/Rawlins lunch]
The story is the opposite (inverse), contrary of the searchers (1956) with John Wayne and Nathalie Wood.
In the unforgiven the girl make a different choice for the issue of the story. The story is good because the mystery and a little suspense appear, and it is on the top with the Indians.
One of assets in the unforgiven is the photography. We have beautiful pictures in this film.
And we find a great Audrey Hepburn, who give something magic and mysterious anytime she is on the screen.
A nice western to see.
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- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1