War party / Hemdale Film Corporation ; a Mercury Entertainment production ; a Franc Roddam film.

"A group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real casualties, and three young Blackfeet men are caught in the middle. The film follows their flight for freedom...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Hemdale Film Corporation (Production company)
Other Authors: Roddam, Franc (Film director)
Eastman, Spencer, 1940-1988 (Screenwriter)
Wirth, Billy, 1962- (Actor)
Dillon, Kevin (Actor)
Sampson, Tim (Actor)
Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-2024 (Actor)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : [publisher not identified], [2009?], ℗1988.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Montana > Drama.
Racism > Montana > Drama.
Violence > Montana > Drama.
Historical reenactments > Montana > Drama.
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
War game
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"A group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real casualties, and three young Blackfeet men are caught in the middle. The film follows their flight for freedom in the face of an angry community which has mistakenly blamed them for the violence."-- IMDb, viewed July 18, 2018.
Note:Originally released in1988 as a motion picture.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.I48 W37 2009 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Music by Chaz Jankel ; photography by Brian Tufano ; executive producers, Chris Chesser and Franc Roddam ; written by Spencer Eastman ; produced by John Daly, Derek Gibson, and Bernard Williams ; directed by Franc Roddam.
System Details:Burned DVD, NTSC format.
Cast:
Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Tim Sampson, M. Emmett Walsh.