| Tomahawk | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | Silvia Richards Maurice Geraghty |
| Based on | story by Daniel Jarrett |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | Van Heflin Yvonne De Carlo |
| Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
| Edited by | Danny B. Landres |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000[1] |
| Box office | $2 million (US rentals)[2] |
Tomahawk is a 1951 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Heflin and Yvonne De Carlo. The film is loosely based on events that took place in Wyoming in 1866 to 1868 around Fort Phil Kearny on the Bozeman Trail such as the Fetterman Fight and Wagon Box Fight. In the UK, the film was released as The Battle of Powder River.[3]
It is one of the first films to empathise with the views of the Native Americans.
- ^ "Variety (February 1948)". Variety. February 18, 1948. p. 14.
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ "BATTLE OF POWDER RIVER". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 18, no. 204. London. January 1, 1951. p. 217.