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The Never-Before-Told Epic of the Last Great Indian Battle...Filmed in the All-The-Earth-Spanning Power of CinemaScope - Comanche
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Title: Comanche

Release Date: 1 Mar 1956

Runtime: 1h 27m

Genre: Western

Director: United Artists, Carl Krueger Productions

Production Companies: United Artists, Carl Krueger Productions

Overview: Common efforts of the U.S. government and the Comanche nation to negotiate a peace treaty are sabotaged by renegade Indians and by the short-sighted Indian Commissioner.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5 (20 votes)

Cast

  • Jim Read: Dana Andrews
  • Quanah Parker: Kent Smith
  • Puffer: Nestor Paiva
  • Black Cloud: Henry Brandon
  • Art Downey: Stacy Harris
  • Gen. Nelson A. Miles: John Litel
  • Ward: Lowell Gilmore
  • Flat Mouth: Mike Mazurki
  • Little Snake: Tony Carbajal
  • Margarita: Linda Cristal
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