Geronimo: An American Legend

Name: Geronimo: An American Legend
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Released: December 10, 1993
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Carlos Palomino, Gene Hackman, Jason Patric, Kevin Tighe, Matt Damon

1993

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: December 10, 1993 | PG-13

Starring: Carlos Palomino, Gene Hackman, Jason Patric, Kevin Tighe, Matt Damon, Robert Duvall, Rodney A. Grant, Steve Reevis, Victor Aaron, Wes Studi

Summary: Betrayed by the Army's legendary Indian fighter, General George Crook (Gene Hackman), Geronimo (Wes Studi) leads a small band of warriors in escape. Pursued by a principled officer (Jason Patric), a grizzled Army scout (Robert Duvall), and a gung-ho West Point graduate (Matt Damon), Geronimo evades capture through brilliant militaryBetrayed by the Army's legendary Indian fighter, General George Crook (Gene Hackman), Geronimo (Wes Studi) leads a small band of warriors in escape. Pursued by a principled officer (Jason Patric), a grizzled Army scout (Robert Duvall), and a gung-ho West Point graduate (Matt Damon), Geronimo evades capture through brilliant military strategy and cut-throat courage. His true story is both an action adventure and a spiritual journey through the heart of a warrior.… Expand

Director: Walter Hill

Genre(s): Drama, History, Western

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 115 min

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Roger Ebert

Walter Hill's "Geronimo," a film of great beauty and considerable intelligence, covers the same ground as many other movies about Indians, but in a new way. Read full review

Peter Stack

What we get with Geronimo, is very good action long on Western flavor and not especially compelling in the historical sense. [01 Apr 1994, p.C16]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

In the end, GERONIMO is a welcome contribution to a revitalized genre, filled with interesting representations of both the Apache and the pursuing army. Read full review

Jay Boyar

While the movie's visuals are complex and suggestive, the plotting and dialogue are merely congested and muddled. Hill and the writers get caught between political correctness, historical fidelity, dramatic license and simple movie nostalgia. [11 Dec 1993, p.E1]

Staff (Not Credited)

Walter Hill proves unexpectedly reluctant to force the story, but he makes the red earth of the Moab desert burn with blood and shame. Read full review

James Berardinelli

For the most part, its characterizations are so weak and ambivalent that the audience finds it difficult to develop much sympathy for anyone, regardless of whether they're white or Native American. Read full review

David Hunter

As written by John Milius and Larry Gross and directed by Walter Hill, "Geronimo: An American Legend" makes interesting characters dull as dirt, makes a great story confusing (while taking predictable liberties with the truth) and, worst of all, trivializes the subject matter it tries to splendidly mount. [06 Dec 1993]

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