Pillars of the Sky

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

as First Sgt. Emmett Bell

Dorothy Malone

as Calla Gaxton

Ward Bond

as Dr. Joseph Holden

Keith Andes

as Capt. Tom Gaxton

Lee Marvin

as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

Sydney Chaplin

as Timothy

Willis Bouchey

as Col. Edson Stedlow

Michael Ansara

as Kamiakin

Olive Carey

as Mrs. Anne Avery

Charles Horvath

as Sgt. Dutch Williams

Reviews

Wuchak

**_Cavalry vs Indians in 1868 by the Snake River with Jeff Chandler_** Near the Oregon Trail in what is now southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon, tribal leaders are upset by the movements of a new cavalry officer and his troops, which break the treaty. An established First Sergeant who...

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