grayeagle

Director: charles b. pierce

Actor: ben johnson,iron eyes cody,lana wood,jack elam

Data Published: Wed Dec 28 1977

Genres: Adventure,Drama,Romance,Western

Key Words: shot in the back,character name as title,native american attack,native american burial,native american burial ground

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077630/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayeagle

Description: Grayeagle is a movie starring Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody, and Lana Wood. In this variant of The Searchers (1956), a tough frontier trapper tracks the young Cheyenne warrior who kidnapped his daughter.

Plot: Set in 1848, in the Montana Territory, Ben Johnson plays John Coulter who lives on the plains with his daughter Beth and his friend Standing Bear. The story is told mainly from a Native American point of view. Beth is kidnapped by Greyeagle of the Cheyenne nation, who was tasked by the nation's chief to bring Beth to him. Coulter and Standing Bear go through various adventures to find Beth, to bring her back safely home.