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| director = [[Charles B. Pierce]]
| director = [[Charles B. Pierce]]
| producer = Charles B. Pierce
| producer = Charles B. Pierce
| writer = Charles B. Pierce<br>[[Kalai Strode]]<br>Earl E. Smith
| writer = Charles B. Pierce<br>[[Kalai Strode]]<br>Earl E. Smith
| narrator = Dawn Wells
| narrator = Dawn Wells
| starring = [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]]<br>[[Woody Strode]]<br>[[Denver Pyle]]<br>[[L.Q. Jones]]<br>[[Elisha Cook Jr.]]<br>[[Seamon Glass]]<br>[[Dennis Fimple]]<br>[[Arthur Hunnicutt]]<br>[[Dawn Wells]]<br>[[Michael Dante]]
| starring = [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]]<br>[[Woody Strode]]<br>[[Denver Pyle]]<br>[[L.Q. Jones]]<br>[[Elisha Cook Jr.]]<br>[[Seamon Glass]]<br>[[Dennis Fimple]]<br>[[Arthur Hunnicutt]]<br>[[Dawn Wells]]<br>[[Michael Dante]]
| music = Nicholas Flagello<br>[[William Goldstein]]<br>Kendall Schmidt
| music = Lee Holdridge<br>Nicholas Flagello<br>William Goldstein<br>Kendall Schmidt
| cinematography = [[James W. Roberson|Jim Roberson]]
| cinematography = Jim Roberson
| editing = Tom Boutross
| editing = Tom Boutross
| distributor = United States theatrical: [[Howco|Howco International Pictures]]<br>Canada theatrical: Frontier Amusements
| distributor = United States theatrical: [[Howco|Howco International Pictures]]<br>Canada theatrical: Frontier Amusements
| released = November 5, 1975, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| released = {{Film date|1975|11|05|Minneapolis, Minnesota}}
| runtime = 98 mins
| runtime = 98 mins
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =$790,000<ref name=gross>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Pierce 'If You're Indie, Exhibs Wanna Pay Only Just Enough'; Napoleon's Code Is Helpful|date=January 14, 1976|page=7}}</ref>
| budget = $790,000<ref name=gross>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Pierce 'If You're Indie, Exhibs Wanna Pay Only Just Enough'; Napoleon's Code Is Helpful|date=January 14, 1976|page=7}}</ref>
| gross = $14 million<ref name=gross/>
| gross = $14 million<ref name=gross/>
}}
}}
'''''Winterhawk''''' is a 1975 American [[Western genre|Western]] film co-written, produced and directed by [[Charles B. Pierce]]. Starring [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]], [[Woody Strode]], [[Denver Pyle]], [[L.Q. Jones]], [[Michael Dante]] and [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], the story concerns an Indian chief from the Blackfoot tribe who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by [[smallpox]]. He is betrayed by the people from whom he seeks help.
'''''Winterhawk''''' is a 1975 American [[Western genre|Western]] film co-written, produced and directed by [[Charles B. Pierce]]. Starring [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]], [[Woody Strode]], [[Denver Pyle]], [[L.Q. Jones]], [[Michael Dante]] and [[Elisha Cook Jr.]], the story concerns a Blackfoot chief who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by [[smallpox]]. He is betrayed by the people from whom he seeks help.


==About the film==
==Plot==
The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, the chief of a Blackfoot tribe and played by Michael Dante, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross, the furs are stolen.<ref name="Winterhawk">[[RogerEbert.com]] [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/winterhawk-1975 Winterhawk]</ref> Following the double cross, which involves the theft of his furs and pelts and the killing of his two companions, he and his braves come back to the town.<ref>''Southeast Missourian'' Friday November 7, 1975 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19751106&id=R-8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i9UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042,831034&hl=ko Page 15 Town Plaza Cinema I]</ref> He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman, played by Dawn Wells,<ref name="news.google.com">''Milwaukee Sentinel'' August 23, 1975 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19750823&id=p-0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3820,5181892&hl=ko Page 6 FILMS IN REVIEW 'Winterhawk' Visual Beauty By PETER MORRIS]</ref> and her young brother. He is then pursued by a posse.<ref name="Winterhawk"/>
The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, a [[Blackfoot]] chief, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross by two outlaws named Gates and Scoby, the furs are stolen and Winterhawk's companions are killed.<ref name="Winterhawk">[[RogerEbert.com]] [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/winterhawk-1975 Winterhawk]</ref> Following the double cross, Winterhawk and his braves come back to the town.<ref>''Southeast Missourian'' Friday November 7, 1975 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19751106&id=R-8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i9UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042,831034&hl=ko Page 15 Town Plaza Cinema I]</ref> He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman named Clayanna,<ref name="news.google.com">''Milwaukee Sentinel'' August 23, 1975 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19750823&id=p-0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3820,5181892&hl=ko Page 6 FILMS IN REVIEW 'Winterhawk' Visual Beauty By PETER MORRIS]</ref> and her young brother Cotton, intending to trade them for medicine for his tribe. He is then pursued by a posse led by his friend Guthrie, a mountain man.<ref name="Winterhawk"/>

Clayanna and Winterhawk grow close, especially after she finds out he is a widower. Guthrie catches up with Gates and Scoby, killing Gates and taking Scoby captive. The posse tracks Winterhawk to his tribes winter lodgings, where Guthrie and Winterhawk engage in a horse mounted battle with spears. Guthrie's spear glances off of Winterhawk and pierces Cotton, ending the fight.

Cotton survives, and he leaves with Guthrie and the posse after he offers Scoby to Winterhawk so that he might get revenge on him for the double cross. Winterhawk declines, so Guthrie takes Scoby's horse and coat and leaves him to die in the cold. Clayanna decides to stay with Winterhawk and pursue a relationship with him.

==Cast==
* [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]] as Guthrie
* [[Woody Strode]] as Big Rude
* [[Denver Pyle]] as Arkansas
* [[L.Q. Jones]] as Gates
* [[Elisha Cook Jr.]] as Finley
* [[Seamon Glass]] as Big Smith
* [[Dennis Fimple]] as Scoby
* [[Arthur Hunnicutt]] as McClusky
* [[Dawn Wells]] as Clayanna / Narrator
* [[Chuck Pierce Jr.]] as Cotton
* [[Jimmy Clem]] as Little Smith
* [[Sacheen Littlefeather]] as Pale Flower
* [[Gilbert Lucero]] as Crow
* [[Ace Powell]] as Red Calf
* [[Michael Dante]] as Winterhawk


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0075432}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075432/ Imdb: Winterhawk]
* {{amg movie|43275}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=1079465}}
* {{AFI film|55660}}
* [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/winterhawk-1975 Rogerebert.com - ''Winterhawk'']
* [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/winterhawk-1975 Rogerebert.com - ''Winterhawk'']


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Winterhawk
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCharles B. Pierce
Written byCharles B. Pierce
Kalai Strode
Earl E. Smith
Produced byCharles B. Pierce
StarringLeif Erickson
Woody Strode
Denver Pyle
L.Q. Jones
Elisha Cook Jr.
Seamon Glass
Dennis Fimple
Arthur Hunnicutt
Dawn Wells
Michael Dante
Narrated byDawn Wells
CinematographyJim Roberson
Edited byTom Boutross
Music byLee Holdridge
Nicholas Flagello
William Goldstein
Kendall Schmidt
Distributed byUnited States theatrical: Howco International Pictures
Canada theatrical: Frontier Amusements
Release dates
  • November 5, 1975 (1975-11-05) (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Running time
98 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$790,000[1]
Box office$14 million[1]

Winterhawk is a 1975 American Western film co-written, produced and directed by Charles B. Pierce. Starring Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Michael Dante and Elisha Cook Jr., the story concerns a Blackfoot chief who attempts to get help for his tribe who have been infected by smallpox. He is betrayed by the people from whom he seeks help.

Plot

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The film is set in the early 19th century. Winterhawk, a Blackfoot chief, seeks help for his smallpox infected tribe by attempting to trade furs. In a double cross by two outlaws named Gates and Scoby, the furs are stolen and Winterhawk's companions are killed.[2] Following the double cross, Winterhawk and his braves come back to the town.[3] He takes his revenge by kidnapping a white woman named Clayanna,[4] and her young brother Cotton, intending to trade them for medicine for his tribe. He is then pursued by a posse led by his friend Guthrie, a mountain man.[2]

Clayanna and Winterhawk grow close, especially after she finds out he is a widower. Guthrie catches up with Gates and Scoby, killing Gates and taking Scoby captive. The posse tracks Winterhawk to his tribes winter lodgings, where Guthrie and Winterhawk engage in a horse mounted battle with spears. Guthrie's spear glances off of Winterhawk and pierces Cotton, ending the fight.

Cotton survives, and he leaves with Guthrie and the posse after he offers Scoby to Winterhawk so that he might get revenge on him for the double cross. Winterhawk declines, so Guthrie takes Scoby's horse and coat and leaves him to die in the cold. Clayanna decides to stay with Winterhawk and pursue a relationship with him.

Cast

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Reviews

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David W. Reid of The Spokesman Review referred to the film as an honest tale.[5] Reviewer Peter Morris of the Milwaukee Sentinel commented on the high standard of cinematography with the surrounding landscape that made it a nature film as well as a lively adventure.[4] Marshall Fine, staff writer for the Lawrence Journal-World, gave a very negative review of the film, and said it had the most unappealing character actors anyone would hope to assemble.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pierce 'If You're Indie, Exhibs Wanna Pay Only Just Enough'; Napoleon's Code Is Helpful". Variety. January 14, 1976. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b RogerEbert.com Winterhawk
  3. ^ Southeast Missourian Friday November 7, 1975 Page 15 Town Plaza Cinema I
  4. ^ a b Milwaukee Sentinel August 23, 1975 Page 6 FILMS IN REVIEW 'Winterhawk' Visual Beauty By PETER MORRIS
  5. ^ The Spokesman Review June 5, 1975 Page 3 Film review Winterhawk is honest tale by David W. Reid
  6. ^ Lawrence Journal World September 27, 1975 Views and Reviews, Pervasive Badness, A word for Winterhawk: Ugh By MARSHALL FINE
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