Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid

1972 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.9 (168 votes)
Dir. Robert Aldrich · Starring Burt Lancaster, Bruce Davison, Jorge Luke, Richard Jaeckel, Joaquín Martínez, Lloyd Bochner · Music Frank De Vol

“One man alone understood the savagery of the early American west from both sides.”

Western

After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.

VIBE

A grim, unflinching look at the brutal realities of the frontier. It’s a stark, somber experience that confronts the viewer with violence and prejudice head-on, leaving a lasting, unsettling impression.

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