Flaming Star
1960 · Movie · PG · 92 min · ★ 6.5 · 86% critics
On the Texas frontier, a mixed-heritage family is pushed to the breaking point when violence erupts between white settlers and the Kiowa. As fear and prejudice spread, loyalties are tested and home becomes the center of a painful conflict neither side can easily escape.
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (97 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a more dramatic, less song-heavy Western that wrestles with prejudice and divided loyalties, somewhere between True Grit and The Big Sky; Not for you if you want light, carefree fun.
Pros: serious western drama; strong lead performance; thoughtful race themes | Cons: rushed ending; some dated portrayal; uneven script turns
Themes
- native american
Cast & crew
Elvis Presley
as Pacer Burton
Barbara Eden
as Roslyn Pierce
Steve Forrest
as Clint Burton
Dolores del Río
as Neddy Burton
John McIntire
as Sam Burton
Rodolfo Acosta
as Buffalo Horn
Karl Swenson
as Dred Pierce
Ford Rainey
as Doc Phillips
Richard Jaeckel
as Angus Pierce
- AB
Anne Benton
as Dorothy Howard
Directed by Don Siegel