Pillars of the Sky (1956)

5.5/10 • 95 min • Western

Overview

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.

Cast

Jeff Chandler

First Sgt. Emmett Bell

Dorothy Malone

Ward Bond

Dr. Joseph Holden

Keith Andes

Capt. Tom Gaxton

Lee Marvin

Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

Sydney Chaplin

Willis Bouchey

Col. Edson Stedlow

Michael Ansara

Olive Carey

Mrs. Anne Avery

Charles Horvath

Sgt. Dutch Williams

Orlando Rodríguez

Floyd Simmons

Pat Hogan

Paul Smith

Martin Milner

Robert Ellis

Ralph Votrian

Walter Coy

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