"The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!" 14 September 1956 Western 95 mins
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
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Jeff Chandler as First Sgt. Emmett Bell
Dorothy Malone as Calla Gaxton
Ward Bond as Dr. Joseph Holden
Keith Andes as Capt. Tom Gaxton
Lee Marvin as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Sydney Chaplin as Timothy
Willis Bouchey as Col. Edson Stedlow
Michael Ansara as Kamiakin
Olive Carey as Mrs. Anne Avery
Charles Horvath as Sgt. Dutch Williams
Orlando Rodríguez as Malachi
Glen Kramer as Lt. Winston
Floyd Simmons as Lt. Hammond
Pat Hogan as Jacob
Felix Noriego as Lucas
Paul Smith as Morgan
Frank H. Wilkinson Sound
Oliver Emert Set Decoration
Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist
Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
Rosemary Odell Costume Design
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Marshall Green Assistant Director
Leslie I. Carey Sound
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
Sam Rolfe Screenplay
Heck Allen Novel
Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
George Marshall Director
Bill Newberry Art Direction
Harold Lipstein Director of Photography
Polly Burson Stunt Double
The Tomahawk and the Cross Trailer
Germany 19 October 1956
France 16 February 2023
United States 12 October 1956
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21 August 1968
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10 December 1993
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12 December 1962
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11 December 1963
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17 September 1964
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30 April 1964
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26 November 1953
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