TAZA, SON OF COCHISE in 3-D
He led the Apache nation against Geronimo's pillaging hordes! The two sons of Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler) have conflicting views of the white men who trespass on their land. Taza (Rock Hudson) argues for peaceful coexistence, but his younger brother Naiche (Rex Reason, here credited as "Bart Roberts") joins Geronimo (Ian MacDonald) on the warpath. One of the few westerns made in the 1950s that attempted to present a positive view of Native Americans, TAZA, SON OF COCHISE was the second of eight movies that Hudson made with director Douglas Sirk. Filmed on location in Utah, the natural setting of the desert is one of the movie's many assets which is captured by the vivid Technicolor cinematography by the great Russell Metty (SPARTACUS, WRITTEN ON THE WIND). Barbara Rush (MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, THE FIRST LEGION) costars. (Note adapted from Kino Lorber.) DIR Douglas Sirk; SCR George Zuckerman, Gerald Drayson Adams; PROD Ross Hunter. U.S., 1954, color, 79 min. NOT RATED
3-D restoration by the 3-D Film Archive.
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 79 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Genre: Action Western