Pillars of the Sky (1956)
The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
- Date of release
- 1956-09-14
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- George Marshall
Casting
- Jeff Chandler — First Sgt. Emmett Bell
- Dorothy Malone — Calla Gaxton
- Ward Bond — Dr. Joseph Holden
- Keith Andes — Capt. Tom Gaxton
- Lee Marvin — Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
- Sydney Chaplin — Timothy
- Willis Bouchey — Col. Edson Stedlow
- Michael Ansara — Kamiakin
- Olive Carey — Mrs. Anne Avery
- Charles Horvath — Sgt. Dutch Williams
- Orlando Rodríguez — Malachi
- Glen Kramer — Lt. Winston
Interesting facts
Pillars of the Sky is a 1956 American CinemaScope Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone and Ward Bond. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Production
The film was partly shot on location in Oregon over six weeks. At one stage it was announced the film was going to be directed by John Ford and star John Wayne.
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