Unconquered (1947 film)

Unconquered
Directed byCecil B. DeMille
Written byCharles Bennett
Fredric M. Frank
Jesse Lasky Jr.
Jeanie MacPherson (uncredited)
Produced byCecil B. DeMille
StarringGary Cooper
Paulette Goddard
Howard da Silva
Boris Karloff
Cecil Kellaway
Ward Bond
Narrated byCecil B. DeMille
CinematographyRay Rennahan
Edited byAnne Bauchens
Music byVictor Young
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 1947 (1947-10-03)
Running time
146 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,371,593[1]
Box office$6,665,592[1]

Unconquered is a 1947 American historical epic adventure film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard. The supporting cast features Boris Karloff, Cecil Kellaway, Ward Bond, Howard da Silva, Katherine DeMille (the director's daughter), C. Aubrey Smith and Mike Mazurki. Released by Paramount Pictures, the film depicts the violent struggles between American colonists and Native Americans on the western frontier in the mid-18th century during the 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion, primarily around Fort Pitt (modern-day Pittsburgh). The film is characterized by DeMille's lavish style, including colourful costumes and sets, thousands of extras, violence, and sensationalism.

  1. ^ a b Birchard 2004, p. 329.