a5c7b9f00b In 1880s Arizona, General Crook and his troops are trying to subdue the last tribe of Apache led by Geronimo. An Apache warrior who defies U.S. attempts to bring the Indians under control grapples with an array of U.S. soldiers sent to subdue his revolt. Sympathetic scouts seek to bring Geronimo back to the reservation before he is hunted down. On the border of Arizona and Mexico in 1883, Apache warrior Geronimo surrenders himself and his tribe to the American Calvary in exchange for food and shelter on government land; naturally, the villainous, despicable whites sell the ground out from underneath the Indians after a greedy land baron sees they have turned the hard dirt into fertile soil for farming, leading to an unwinnable war between the fading Apaches and the U.S. Rather shameful script by Pat Fielder reduces history to textbook eye-for-an-eye business, not helped by a TV-movie cast and budget. Chuck Connors&#39; Geronimo wages war on the Calvary men, though from what we can see it&#39;s really just Pat Conway&#39;s smirking Captain who&#39;s against him. Conway, decked out with an ostentatious neckerchief, unmercifully struts his way through this like a smug peacock…but at least he wasn&#39;t forced to wear a ratty black wig like most of his co-stars. Some good scenes, suchan impromptu chicken dinner at the house of a strict widow, almost makes up for the general lack of story and character development. ** from **** Chuck Connors is an unlikely &quot;Geronimo&quot;, depicted herea deeply principled traditionalist whose cunning and apparent reckless fearlessness leads his people to the brink of oblivion. This version (there are several films on the subject) concentrates on his time both on and at times off the imposed reservation following his surrender, with arrogant cavalry captain Pat Conway goading him into retaliation after repeated mistreatment and degradation of his people.<br/><br/>More temperate types (pre-Batman Adam Westa uniformed pacifier) attempt to cajole Geronimo back to the safety of the reservation, culminating in a tense climax. Larry Dobkin, John Anderson, Ross Martin and Denver Pyle (20 years pre &quot;Dukes of Hazzard&quot;, but still recognisable) have supporting roles, but Connors chews the sceneryhero, with Conway firmly paintedthe antagonist (a charismatic actor, it&#39;s a great shame his career never reached its full potential before his untimely death).<br/><br/>Not especially gripping, the atmosphere is typical clichéd Hollywood gloss and aside from some impressive horse-riding and wrangling stunt-work, there&#39;s little else to recommend.
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