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1970
A Man Called Horse is a 1970 Western film directed by Elliot Silverstein, produced by Sandy Howard, and written by Jack DeWitt. It is based on a short story of the same name by the Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson, first published in 1950 in Collier's magazine and again in 1968 in Johnson's book Indian Country. The basic story was used in a 1958 episode of the television series Wagon Train, also titled "A Man…
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The early 1970s saw a wave of revisionist Westerns attempting to recalibrate historical narratives by centring perspectives marginalised during America’s westward expansion. While films like *Soldier Blue* (1970) became infamous for pairing progressive intentions with gratuitous violence and exploitation, Elliott Silverstein’s *A Man Called Horse* (1970) offered a more nuanced – if imperfect – exploration of Sioux c…More
