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Geronimo

  • 1962
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  • 1h 41m
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5.8/10
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Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962)
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In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo.

  • Director
    • Arnold Laven
  • Writers
    • Pat Fielder
    • Arnold Laven
  • Stars
    • Chuck Connors
    • Kamala Devi
    • Pat Conway
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    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Pat Fielder
      • Arnold Laven
    • Stars
      • Chuck Connors
      • Kamala Devi
      • Pat Conway
    • 17User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Chuck Connors
    Chuck Connors
    • Geronimo
    Kamala Devi
    Kamala Devi
    • Teela
    Pat Conway
    Pat Conway
    • Capt. William Maynard
    Armando Silvestre
    Armando Silvestre
    • Natchez
    Adam West
    Adam West
    • Lt. John Delahay
    Lawrence Dobkin
    Lawrence Dobkin
    • Gen. George A. Crook
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Jeremiah Burns
    Enid Jaynes
    • Huera
    Ross Martin
    Ross Martin
    • Mangus
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Senator Conrad
    Nancy Rodman
    • Mrs. Marsh
    • (as Nancy Roldán)
    Wallace Earl Laven
    • Mrs. Burns
    • (as Amanda Ames)
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • Col. Morales
    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • Mr. Henry
    Joe Higgins
    Joe Higgins
    • Kincaide
    Mario Navarro
    • Giantah
    Whitey Hughes
    Whitey Hughes
    • Corporal
    • (as Robert Hughes)
    Jim Burk
    • Cavalryman
    • (as James Burk)
    • Director
      • Arnold Laven
    • Writers
      • Pat Fielder
      • Arnold Laven
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    6stevekatchur

    Not Historical, but Historical None the Less

    Although this movie has stale writing, uninspiring acting, and a cheesy plot, an understanding of the Historical context of the film adds much to one's viewing enjoyment. The movie, by no means, claims to be historically accurate (Geronimo is played by a white guy with make-up!), but it is a socially commentary on a century of unmoral and assimilationist Indian Policy in the United States. During the early 1960s President John F. Kennedy proposed a revision of this policy, calling for the recognition of Native Americans as distinct Nations. Kennedy's proposition was a dramatic diversion from the Indain Policy of administrations before him. This movie highlights, the poor conditions of the reservations, the forced conversion of Aboriginals to Christianity, and the policy's attack on the Aboriginal culture and way of life. This historical context, coupled with Adam West (who rocks my socks!) adds to the enjoyment of this film.
    mhrabovsky1-1

    Geronimo - 1962

    You have got to give a compliment to Chuck Connors for making this fine film...he was at the height of his popularity in 1961 when this film was made as "The Rifleman"...a very successful TV western....Connors checked in his rancher duds for an Indian wig and clothes and this is one of the very best westerns made in the 60s... The story concerns the Indian chief Geronimo who outfought, outwitted and outmaneuvered the US army for a few years during the 1880s in the western US and parts of Mexico. Geronimo, a fierce warrior reluctantly accepts a parcel of land for him and his warrior band as part of a peace treaty...Little did he know in this film that a crooked army captain and crooked reservation politician was scheming to sell off his land due to a crooked land deal that paid them a considerable amount of money. Geronimo learns of this crooked deal and escapes with his warrior band and goes on the run....outwitting and out fighting the US army at every turn. Pat Conway, who formerly starred as the "Sheriff of Tombstone Territory" is cast as the crooked and nasty army captain....look for a young Adam West a few years before his Batman days as a young army lieutenant with a conscience, who feels betrayed by his crooked army captain in the treatment of Geronimo and his band. A beautiful young Indian lady, Kahali Devi is the wife and lady love of Geronimo. Look for Ross Martin as the chief friend of Geronimo, Mangus......this film is nearly two hours of good solid western entertainment albeit Chuck Conners does not look the real part of an Indian, despite all the makeup. In the end the US government realizes that the Indians have been done wrong by the government and the army and submits a peace treaty with dignity that Geronimo can accept. You will really marvel at how devious in the film Chuck Connors is in making his warrior band live and learn off of the land to survive. This is a western you will not want to miss.
    5Doylenf

    Blue-eyed Chuck plays Geronimo with a very straight face...

    There's really nothing to distinguish GERONIMO from any standard Hollywood western about outlaws, except that this time it's a lone outlaw against the U.S. cavalry at a time when Indian treaties were being broken and the Indians wanted to fight over territorial rights. Nothing complex here, just a fictionalized account of Geronimo's love for an Indian woman who bears him a son before the fadeout and after the final battle.

    Blond and blue-eyed CHUCK CONNORS isn't anyone's idea of an Indian so it's hard to tell what the casting director was thinking, but he does a commendable job of looking like one, thanks to make-up and costumes, except for the blue eyes. He makes no attempt at any sort of native accent but his stoic manner and steely-eyed gaze does help the characterization. KAMALA DEVI is good as the Indian woman who bears his child and ADAM WEST has a pivotal role as a sympathetic officer.

    Nicely photographed but short on battle skirmishes, it makes passable entertainment but is hardly an outstanding western by any yardstick, dull in some stretches with a less than inspired script.
    6Richie-67-485852

    RESPECT THIS INDIAN

    That's what the star Chuck Connors brings to this movie i.e. a respect for his character called Geronimo and he pulls it off quite nicely. You want to see a no nonsense leader who was forged by living off the land and does not fear life or death lead his people with dignity. You get that here. There is also an array of bad guys to hate and they really go all out to get you to do it. The hypocrisy, unfair treatment of Indians and the famous "fork tongue" of the white man all displayed very well here. Burt Lancaster took on a similar role in a movie called Apache just as entertaining too. However white men playing in non-white roles only takes us so far. Rock Hudson even tried it as did Charles Bronson and many others. Hey, it was a paycheck! There is some love relief, lots of horse-back riding, Calvary to make it a decent way to pass the time. Snack away, have a tasty drink and enjoy the Rifleman before he became Lucas McCain as Geronimo
    7bkoganbing

    Weren't Contact Lenses In The Budget?

    Possibly because The Rifleman series that Levy-Gardner-Laven produced on television was shot in black and white was the reason that no one apparently noticed that Chuck Connors had blue eyes. In any event when they produced this B film about the last great Indian warrior chief Geronimo since they had Chuck Connors under contract for The Rifleman they figured to get him dirt cheap for this film. I'm sure Connors was also looking towards a big screen career as well.

    If you can get over how ridiculous Connors looks as a blue eyed Indian, the film Geronimo is not a bad one given the fact it is a B film. It takes the Indian point of view dispassionately, just letting facts speak for themselves.

    Geronimo in fact had surrendered and was sent to live on the San Carlos Reservation, but ill treatment by corrupt politicians and self righteous do-gooders as exemplified by John Anderson in this film, sent Geronimo packing along with some of his best warriors. They bedeviled the Arizona territory and the Mexican authorities for several years.

    Geronimo took one thing he liked from San Carlos along with him, beautiful Indian maid Kamala Devi. Ironically enough Kamala Devi is an actual Indian Indian, but she's drop dead gorgeous in any culture. Chuck Connors thought so too because he left his first wife for her during the making of Geronimo.

    With certain reservations, no pun intended, Geronimo is not a bad telling of the tale of the last campaign against the American Indians. But I can't believe that the team of Levy-Gardner-Laven couldn't afford some contact lenses for Chuck Connors in the budget.

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    • Trivia
      The casting of the tall, blond, blue-eyed Chuck Connors as a Native American Indian was widely criticized even when the film was made in 1961.
    • Goofs
      Geronimo clearly holds out his right hand showing the palm is unmarked, but when he bends down to the water to wash his hands there is a black 'X' on it.
    • Quotes

      Lt. John Delahay: They learned a lot in those couple of days, didn't they Captain?

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      Featured in Reel Injun (2009)

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das letzte Kommando
    • Filming locations
      • Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Bedford Pictures Inc.
      • Levy-Gardner-Laven
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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