The Stalking Moon

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The Stalking Moon

G

1968

1h 49m

Western

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5 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver (Eva Marie Saint), living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.

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Kent Jones

Film Comment Magazine

Oct 20, 2014

Robert Mulligan was the only American filmmaker to wade into such painfully vexing and frightfully bourgeois territory, and come out with a truly great film.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Mar 29, 2020

2/4

The Stalking Moon is a film in which (with apologies to Aristotle) the sum of its parts is greater than the whole, as a few noteworthy sequences aren't enough to rescue the overall movie.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Jun 17, 2019

4/5

A well-made but cautious early attempt at a revisionist Western that seems more like a sketch for a grander, grimmer tale the filmmakers weren't ready to tell.

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Penelope Houston

The Spectator

Apr 11, 2016

It is all sympathetic enough but low on vitality.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dec 25, 2015

C+

Talkative and thoughtful Western.

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Martin B

@RT44235356 Nov 5, 2025

Very slow. If not for the gravitas of Gregory Peck and seeing Eva Marie Saint in a role that appears out of her normal range, waiting for a nearly invisible Indian to get his just reward for his trail of death would have been a total snoozer.

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Tommy H

@RT30240711 Sep 2, 2025

An outstanding suspenseful Western. Fantastic acting with fantastic scenery. A unique story that is different from other westerns. The music supports the drama very well. Definitely worth seeing!!!

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Sep 28, 2023

A good movie here thank you really enjoy it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas September 27, 2023

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Jul 27, 2023

Perhaps not worthy of this cast but it is solid.

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Kenneth R

@RT61172596 Jul 27, 2023

It’s an effective movie, beautifully filmed; but there’s a plot hole as wide as the Grand Canyon. Just how was a semi nomadic indian, a man who couldn’t speak a word of English, mounted on horse back, able to track Gregory Peck across 500 miles once he got on a train?

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L K

@RT66875041 Apr 10, 2023

Wonderful movie, great casting. Love Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint, 2 awesome actors. He is tough yet compassionate.

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Synopsis

While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver (Eva Marie Saint), living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.

Director: Robert Mulligan
Producer: Alan J. Pakula
Production Co: National General
Rating: G
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1968, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 49m

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