Review of A Man Called Horse (1970) by Pierluigi P — 29 Apr 2008
''It just occurred to me... I've traveled halfway around the world, at great expense, simply to kill a different kind of bird.''.
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles...
Richard Harris: John Morgan.
Judith Anderson: Buffalo Cow Head.
A Man Named Horse is an unusual film starring Richard Harris as he becomes one with an Indian Tribe and becomes ultimately one of them from being captured and regarded as an animal, in this case a horse.
We have Jean Gascon as Batise who provides laughs as a semi-cast who's a translator and friend to Horse.
There's love, friendship and a sense of understanding and belonging in A man Named Horse as Richard Harris's performance is to be respected and marveled at, as the English Protagonist.
We see rituals intense battles with other clans and emotional loss which leaves me liking its first period better than it's 2nd.
Its a fine film birthed in the 70s which renews my faith in that respective era with a few array of others.
A fine accolade to American Indian culture and integration of an outsider.
This review of A Man Called Horse (1970) was written by Pierluigi P on 29 Apr 2008.
A Man Called Horse has generally received mixed reviews.
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