
Jeremiah Johnson(1972)
A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one combat on the early frontier.


“Before the West ever saw the American Cowboy... Winterhawk had become a Blackfoot Legend.”
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, and thus begins the chase...
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Leif Erickson
Guthrie

Woody Strode
Big Rude

Denver Pyle
Arkansas

L.Q. Jones
Gates

Elisha Cook Jr.
Finley

Seamon Glass
Big Smith

Dennis Fimple
Scoby

Arthur Hunnicutt
McClusky

Dawn Wells
Clayanna / Narrator
Chuck Pierce Jr.
Cotton
Winterhawk is a western, adventure film released in 1975 exploring themes of indian western, smallpox, 19th century, blackfoot. Directed by Charles B. Pierce, it stars Leif Erickson, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle. Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions. Winterhawk comes back to kidnap a girl and her brother from the white men's settlement, and thus begins the chase...
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