Battles of Chief Pontiac
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Battles of Chief Pontiac

5.7 / 10 1952 1h 12mNR English
DramaWarWesternTV Movie

Storyline

In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.

Cast & Crew

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Lt. Kent McIntire

Lead
Helen Westcott

Helen Westcott

Winifred Lancaster

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Chief Pontiac

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

Col. von Weber

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Maj. Gladwin

Larry Chance

Larry Chance

Hawkbill

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Chia

RH

Ramsay Hill

Gen. Sir Jeffrey Amherst

What People Are Saying

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