He does this even knowing the childs father is a feared and murderous apache. I watched it three times at different moments of life and i always liked it a lot. The woman was his wife for 10 years, and the boy is his son. Stalking moon, the veteran army scout sam varner gregory peck agrees to escort a former apache captive eva marie saint and her halfindian son to safety across a sprawling southwest of desert wastelands and imposing mountains. Golden spur award in the category paperback original for golden chance references. After a decade of intimate films keyed to sensitive acting to kill a mockingbird, baby the rain must fall, up the down staircase, peck and mulligan tackled the great outdoors. Olsen, the stalking moon opens in the arizona of the old west, as the u. The stalking moon 1968 g 109 min action, drama, western 15 february 1969 sweden when an army scout retires to a farm in new mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her halfbreed son recently rescued from. The stalking moon 1968 the movie database tmdb when an army scout retires to a farm in new mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her halfbreed son.
The stalking moon, 1968 directed by robert mulligan, with gregory peck and eva marie saint. This gregory peck collaboration with mulligan is another very satisfying venture. Veteran army scout sam varner gregory peck agrees to escort a former apache captive eva marie saint and her halfapache son to safety across a sprawling southwest of desert wastelands and imposing mountains. A 1968 film with always interesting actors like gregory peck and eve marie.
The stalking moon robert forster remembers a forgotten western. The stalking moon seemingly was meant to be a chilling suspenser, framed in a western environment. A noite da emboscada 1968 herbert richers duration. With roman polanski, thomas kretschmann, julie dray, elsa zylberstein. When an army scout retires to a farm in new mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her halfbreed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. The stalking moon 1968 changes the movie database tmdb. But i have also heard the stalking moon was one of his favorites as well. His last mission prior to retiring finds him leading a detachment of troops tasked with moving native americans to. The stalking moon is a film in which with apologies to aristotle the sum of its parts is greater than the whole, as a few noteworthy sequences arent enough to rescue the overall movie. While moving a group of apaches to a native american reservation in arizona, an american scout named sam varner is surprised to find a white woman, sarah carver, living with the tribe. The stalking moon bluray warner archive gregory peck for.
Soldier blue, 1970 directed by ralph nelson with peter strauss and candice bergen. The stalking moon 1968 backdrops the movie database. The stalking moon 1968 posters the movie database tmdb. Gregory peck in the stalking moon 1968 vailable on bluray from warner archive. Gregory peck and eva marie saint in the stalking moon 1968. The stalking moon 1968 robert mulligan, gregory peck, eva marie saint, robert forster december 28, 2019 when an army scout retires to a farm in new mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her halfbreed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. The stalking moon isnt peak material, but its a demonically effective palmsweater. The stalking moon, american western film, released in 1968, that was an inventive and highly unusual entry in the genre, noted for its avoidance of shootouts in favour of suspense sam varner played by gregory peck is a freelance scout in the employ of the u. Forester went on to appear in small and minor roles and acting alongside some top hollywood actors in films like the stalking moon 1968, and medium cool 1969, and a large part in justine 1969. When sam learns she was taken captive ten years ago, he attempts. Although he continued to act in feature films, he took a part of a hardboiled detective in the shortlived 1974 tv series banyon. Ordering information can be found here veteran army scout sam varner gregory peck agrees to escort a former apache captive eva marie saint and her halfapache son to safety across a sprawling southwest of desert wastelands and imposing mountains.
A western with a difference an exercise in sheer suspense and terror when an army scout retires to a farm in new mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her halfbreed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. Pakula, gregory peck holds center stage in the stalking moon, a suspense western clearly trying to bring something different to the ailing genre. Gregory peck, eva marie saint, robert forster, robert. Pecks sense of decency and willingness to do the right thing. Wow, ok, for the entire week i stalked the moon watching how it was up during the day and come sunset, it was high in the sky. Star 1942, the first of three consecutive flops in which he appeared. It does not achieve this goal, because of clumsy plot structuring and dialog and limp direction. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 17 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 makeup department 3 production management 3 second unit director or assistant director 1. The stalking moon is a 1968 western film in technicolor directed by robert mulligan and starring gregory peck and eva marie saint. Army soldiers round up a group of indians, mostly women and children. The stalking moon 1968 directed by robert mulligan. The stalking moon 1968 robert mulligan, gregory peck. Western fans, its a 1968 winner that may have been a sleeper but you wont be disappointed. Hear classic music from the stalking moon, 1968, directed by robert mulligan, with gregory peck, eva marie saint, robert forster, at tcm.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The stalking moon film by mulligan 1968 britannica. A retired army scout protects a woman from her sons vicious native father. He takes the woman and her son to his ranch in new mexico, but the boys apache father follows them to. I had a copy from tv on tape but this dvd is widescreen.
He does this even knowing the childs father is a feared and murderous apache and that sooner or later a showdown is almost inevitable. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Eager to work again with director robert mulligan and producer alan j. The stalking moon movie trailer 1968 plot synopsis. Academy award winner gregory peck stars as an army scout who rescues a woman eva marie saint kidnapped by apaches 10 years earlier. The stalking moon g 1h 49min western 22 december 1968 italy a sympathetic retired army scout takesin a white woman and her halfapache son, not knowing that the boys father, a murderous renegade apache, is after them. The stalking moon movie 1968 gregory peck, eva marie. This 1968 western is a good, solid, honest thing about a particularly difficult and controversial topic white women captured and kept as slaves by american indians. A sympathetic retired army scout takesin a white woman and her halfapache son, not knowing that the boys father, a murderous renegade apache, is after. Dont look for theater quality surround, just get the movie, get caught up in it and dont leave til its over. You have rated this the stalking moon is a largely forgotten western, owing mostly i think to arriving around the time the genre was being reexplored with a more critical eye. The stalking moon 1968 starring gregory peck and eve marie saint buy from amazon product description. He cares for them, but must still face their captors.
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