A Man Called Horse

1970 · 114 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 9,749 VOTES · DIR. Elliot Silverstein

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Overview

In 1825, English peer Lord John Morgan is cast adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. He eventually passes the many necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of the tribe.

Dialogue Timeline — 292 lines

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00:00:57 Oh, Wakantanka, Great Spirit of the Sun
00:02:58 - Six, did you say? - ln a row. That's good shooting, John.
00:03:55 All picked up. All inherited.
00:04:58 - Rum. That spell rum, don't it? - Yeah.
00:06:27 - ls them orders, John? - Those are orders, Maddock.
00:29:08 l've had enough. You bunch of bloody bastards.
00:32:35 Lucky not kill. Yes, very lucky.
00:33:35 Cut leg. Oh, yes.
00:34:31 Mean bad lndians out there - Shoshone, Blackfoot, Cherokee.
00:40:53 No, no. That one Running Deer. She is sister.
00:42:20 Now horse.
00:43:17 Then maybe Yellow Hand give you war party.
00:52:07 She say she have no hole in her moccasin.
00:57:15 We go!
00:59:42 Sun Vow.
01:01:01 England...
01:04:31 He speak about Shoshone. Counted coup scalps. Big medicine.
01:06:39 And when you fight your enemies
01:08:10 You give up. Shame before Wakantanka.
01:17:05 l used to shoot it in England... a long time ago.
01:23:27 All his death is to you, is a means of escape.
01:28:10 Dakota Lake, the mountains...
01:35:05 Second line remain standing.
01:47:26 Goodbye, Little Freedom.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed292
Dialogue density2.6 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:47:26

Production Record

DirectorElliot Silverstein
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,749