Eagle's Wing
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53% Critic Match

Eagle's Wing

The west, the way it really was... before the myths were born.

5.3 / 10 1979 1h 51mNR English
WesternDrama

Storyline

Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.

Cast & Crew

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Pike

Lead
Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

White Bull

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Henry

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

The Widow

John Castle

John Castle

The Priest

Caroline Langrishe

Caroline Langrishe

Judith

Jorge Russek

Jorge Russek

Gonzalo

Manuel Ojeda

Manuel Ojeda

Miguel

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Harvey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Eagle's Wing is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker