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Chuka

Chuka

He's a man called Chuka and you don't forget it!

19676.21h 45m

Overview

A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

Directed by Gordon Douglas
Written by Richard Jessup
Produced by Jack Jason, Rod Taylor
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Top Cast

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Chuka

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach

John Mills

John Mills

Colonel Stuart Valois

Luciana Paluzzi

Luciana Paluzzi

Señora Veronica Kleitz

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Lou Trent

Victoria Vetri

Victoria Vetri

Señorita Helena Chavez

Louis Hayward

Louis Hayward

Major Benson

Joseph Sirola

Joseph Sirola

Jake Baldwin

M

Marco López

Hanu

Michael Cole

Michael Cole

Spivey

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookfortwinternative americanfistfightromancecavalryindian attackgunfighter

About Chuka

Chuka is a action, drama, western film released in 1967 exploring themes of based on novel or book, fort, winter, native american, fistfight, romance. Directed by Gordon Douglas, it stars Rod Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, John Mills. A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

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