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Sacred Ground
“Born on hallowed ground... loved by two mothers... His child became sacred!”
6.5 / 10• 1983• 1h 40m•PG• English
DramaWestern
Storyline
SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff
Cast & Crew
Tim McIntire
Matt Colter
Lead
Jack Elam
Lum Witcher
L.Q. Jones
Tolbert Coleman
MM
Mandi Miller
Wannetta
Eloy Casados
Prairie Fox
Serene Hedin
Little Doe
VF
Vernon Foster
Wounded Leg
LW
Lefty Wild Eagle
Medicine Man
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles B. Pierce's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sacred Ground is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
