Sep 14, 1956
95 min
Full-HD

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

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.

Category

Western

Country

United States of America

Companies

Universal International Pictures

Jeff Chandler

First Sgt. Emmett Bell

Dorothy Malone

Calla Gaxton

Ward Bond

Dr. Joseph Holden

Keith Andes

Capt. Tom Gaxton

Lee Marvin

Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

Sydney Chaplin

Timothy

Willis Bouchey

Col. Edson Stedlow

Michael Ansara

Kamiakin

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