Le Cri de guerre des Apaches

Original title: Ambush at Cimarron Pass

1958
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1h 13m

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Scott Brady and Margia Dean in Le Cri de guerre des Apaches (1958)

In 1867, a Yankee patrol joins forces with a group of ex-Confederate soldiers in order to cross Apache territory and reach the nearest fort.In 1867, a Yankee patrol joins forces with a group of ex-Confederate soldiers in order to cross Apache territory and reach the nearest fort.In 1867, a Yankee patrol joins forces with a group of ex-Confederate soldiers in order to cross Apache territory and reach the nearest fort.

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5.2/10

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5/10

Eastwood is solid

'Ambush at Cimarron Pass' is a bit of a bore.

Even though I don't think it's as bad as one Clint Eastwood reportedly does, I do agree in the sense that this 1958 production is a limp effort at making a western. I found none of the characters to be likeable, not that they're necessarily unlikeable per se, and the events depicted onscreen failed to give me any form of entertainment/enjoyment.

Eastwood is solid in arguably his biggest role at this point in time, though the rest of those alongside the aforementioned aren't noteworthy to me - at a big push, Scott Brady is the standout of the others. Eastwood didn't return to film acting after this until 1964, but arrived back with a bang with the start of the Dollars Trilogy - I look forward to watching those!

r96sk
Jan 8, 2022
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Trivia
Clint Eastwood (Keith Williams) reportedly described this movie as "probably the lousiest western ever made".

Goofs
During the first scene, a lone rider stops his horse, turns, and raises his rifle in the air twice to signal other riders. However, they all were behind a boulder and would not have been able to see the signal.

Quotes
[first lines]
Henry the Scout: Campfire in Beekers Rocks. Want me to scout it, Mr. Blake?
Sgt. Matt Blake: If it's an ambush they wouldn't light a fire.
Henry the Scout: Mmm. Not an Apache ambush.
Sgt. Matt Blake: Not if it's any ambush.

Alternate versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA Srl " AGGUATO A CIMARRON PASS (L'urlo di guerra degli Apaches, 1958) + LA REGINA DEI DESPERADOS (1952)" (2 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.