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Geronimo - An American Legend (1993)

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Walter Hill directs John Milius's script (co-written by Larry Gross) depicting a revisionist perspective on the "Geronimo Campaign" and how Geronimo, with 34 men, managed to elude 5000 U.S. cavalry men between 1885 and 1886 before his surrender at the Canyon of the Skeletons in September 1886. The film centers upon Charles Gatewood (Jason Patric), the U.S. Cavalry lieutenant who is charged with capturing the elusive Apache leader. Gatewood is torn by a grudging respect for Geronimo and his

Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Walter Hill

Written By: John Milius, Larry Gross

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1993 Wide

On DVD: Nov 17, 1998

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Cast

Jason Patric
Lt. Charles Gatewood
Gene Hackman
Brigadier General Georg...
Robert Duvall
Al Sieber
Wes Studi
Geronimo
Matt Damon
Lieutenant Britton Davi...
Rodney A. Grant
Mangas
Kevin Tighe
Brigadier General Nelso...
Steve Reevis
Chato
Carlos Palomino (II)
Sgt. Turkey
Victor Aaron
Ulzana
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
Sergeant Dutchy
Stephen McHattie
Schoonover
Jim Beaver
Proclamation Officer
Mark Boone Jr.
Afraid Miner
Roger Callard
Sgt. Mulrey
Luis Contreras
Rurale Officer
Lee de Broux
City Marshall Hawkins
John Finn
Capt. Hentig
M.C. Gainey
Unafraid Miner
Greg Goossen
Schoonover Gang
David Barry Gray
George Lee
Native American
Walter Robles
Schoonover Gang
Michael Ruud
Chaplain
Anthony Schmidt
Schoonover Gang
Sonny Skyhawk
Schoonover Gang
Rino Thunder
Old Nana
Jonathan Ward
C.S. Fly
Scott Wilson
Redondo
Michael Adams
Schoonover Gang
Robert Erickson
Cavalryman
Hoke Howell
Billy Pickett
Reuben Cannon
Pato Hoffmann
The Dreamer
Jesus Franco
Native American
Richard Martin
Michael Stein
Cavalryman
August Schellenberg
Joseph Running Fox

Critic Reviews for Geronimo - An American Legend

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)

A film of great beauty and considerable intelligence.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Superior western, mostly historically accurate. Directed by Walter Hill with strong cast.

November 1, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Visually, action director Hill may be paying tribute to Ford's Westerns in the way he positions the chase and fight scenes against the panormaic vistas, but this Geronimo is curiously bland, neither absorbing nor stirring.

August 7, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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A gorgeously shot, fair-minded Western that honors Geronimo and the Apaches, but doesn't demonize the U.S. Cavalry. Vastly underrated and far superior to Dances With Wolves.

January 26, 2006 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

A sober-minded film directed by Walter Hill

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Not-half-bad historical biopic. A strong cast helps out a whole lot.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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Geronimo was historically accurate and that they used Apache historians to assist. Geronimo shows alot of war and apaches killing white and mexican.

May 26, 2007

Steven Vincent Gee

Super Reviewer

I can't quite put my finger on what it was about Walter Hill's, Geronimo: An American Legend, that kept this from being an exceptional film. With a cast made up of Wes Studi, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Jason Patric and Matt Damon, beautiful shots of the American Southwest and a fairly accurate interpretation of

October 19, 2007

Moe E

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1. Geronimo: This is Apache land. This has always been Apache land!
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