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A Man Called Horse

1970 · 114 min

Drama, Western

In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.

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Appeals to viewers drawn to demanding rites of passage, cultural displacement, and serious frontier dramas centered on personal transformation.

Tone
tense, contemplative, bleak
Payoff
catharsis, reflection
Pacing
steady
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
identity, survival, belonging, cultural transformation, ritual
Setting
early nineteenth-century frontier, expansive plains and Indigenous tribal territory

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