Grayeagle
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Directed byCharles B. Pierce
Written byBrad White
Charles B. Pierce
Michael O. Sajbel
Charles B. Pierce
Michael O. Sajbel
Produced byCharles B. Pierce
Tom Clark
Tom Clark
StarringBen Johnson
| Grayeagle | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Charles B. Pierce |
| Written by | Brad White Charles B. Pierce Michael O. Sajbel |
| Produced by | Charles B. Pierce Tom Clark |
| Starring | Ben Johnson |
| Cinematography | James W. Roberson |
| Edited by | James W. Roberson |
| Music by | Jaime Mendoza-Nava |
Production company | Charles B. Pierce Film Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million[1] |
Grayeagle is a 1977 American Western film directed Charles B. Pierce, written by Pierce, Brad White, and Michael O. Sajbel, starring Ben Johnson, Iron Eyes Cody and Lana Wood. The theme is about kidnapping and interracial/cross-cultural romance.[2][3]
Set in 1848, in the Montana Territory, Ben Johnson plays John Coulter who lives on the plains with his daughter Beth and his friend Standing Bear. The story is told mainly from a Native American point of view.
Beth is kidnapped by Greyeagle of the Cheyenne nation, who was tasked by the chief to bring Beth to him. Coulter and Standing Bear go through various adventures to find Beth, to bring her back safely home.
Cast
- Ben Johnson as John Coulter
- Iron Eyes Cody as Standing Bear
- Lana Wood as Beth Coulter
- Jack Elam as Trapper Willis
- Paul Fix as Running Wolf
- Alex Cord as Grayeagle
- Jacob Daniels as Scar
- Jimmy Clem as Abe Stroud
- Cindy Butler as Ida Coulter
- Charles B. Pierce as Bugler
