Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war...and for Taza's betrothed, Oona. Naiche loses no time in starting trouble which, thanks to a bigoted cavalry officer, ends with the proud Chiricahua Apaches on a reservation, where they are soon joined by the captured renegade Geronimo, who is all it takes to light the firecracker's fuse...
Director:
Douglas Sirk
Writer:
George Zuckerman
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Rock Hudson as Taza |
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Barbara Rush as Oona |
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Gregg Palmer as Captain Burnett |
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Rex Reason as Naiche |
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Morris Ankrum as Grey Eagle |
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Eugene Iglesias as Chato |
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Richard H. Cutting as Cy Hegan |
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Ian MacDonald as Geronimo |
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Jeff Chandler as Cochise |
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Robert Burton as General Crook |
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Joe Sawyer as Sgt. Hamma |
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Lance Fuller as Lt. Willis |
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Bradford Jackson as Lt. Richards (as Brad Jackson) |
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James Van Horn as Skinya |
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Charles Horvath as Kocha |
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Robert F. Hoy as Lobo (as Robert Hoy) |
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Barbara Burck as Mary |
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Dan White as Tiswin Charlie |
| Directing | Douglas Sirk | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Designer |
| Writing | George Zuckerman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gerald Drayson Adams | Story |
| Writing | Gerald Drayson Adams | Adaptation |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Art | Emrich Nicholson | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jay A. Morley Jr. | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Production | Ross Hunter | Producer |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |