Product Details

• Actors: Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle, L.Q. Jones, Elisha Cook Jr.
• Directors: Charles B. Pierce
• Writers: Charles B. Pierce, Earl E. Smith, Kalai Strode
• Producers: Charles B. Pierce
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Good Times Video
• VHS Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630347117X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,335 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Indians DO exist, October 21, 2007

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Harrell Rumfield "Fan of Good Movies" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterhawk [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie may be low budget, and the dialog mediocre, but the actors, such as Leif Ericons, L Q Jones, Denver Pyle and Dawn Wells, do a good job of carrying it off. I own the VHS, but I say this move long ago and seem to remember some scenes that were not on the tape.
The story line is really not all that predictable. Winterhawk, a Blackfoot chief, needs medicine for smallpox which is destroying his tribe. His first encounter with the white traders is catastrophic, and he retaliates - for the era, it seems quite logical - he takes hostages to trade for the medicine.
The ensuing chase presents some unforgettable scenery, and delves into the beliefs and philosophies of various groups. This is not the typical "bad Indians" movie so many people were accustomed to in the 70's. In that sense, it was ahead of its time. A lot of people still won't like this movie for that reason.
I gave this movie 4 stars because I think that in its way, it was a cutting edge effort, and as a history buff, it does a creditable job of showing the relationship between Indians and white hunters/settler/missionaries that existed at the time - not all of the bad guys were red.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Western with realism, April 12, 1999

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This review is from: Winterhawk [VHS] (VHS Tape)

An Indian chief kidnaps a women and her brother in a story about revenge. This movie has it all: drama, comic relief, action, violence, and suspense. A treat for hardcore western fans. The beautiful cinematography adds realism.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Naive Charm, August 25, 2001

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Tamara Utens (Moreno Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterhawk [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you found the atmosphere of The Song of Hiawatha charming you will like Winterhawk. The director did a good job of leaving the viewer with a sense of something irrevocably lost. Very rough around the edges compared to the slick films of today but still worth owning.