The best films about Indians

Artistic paintings associated with Indian tribes are created for those who prefer paintings imbued with the spirit of adventure and adventurism. These films tell about true courage, true friendship, honor, loyalty and at the same time cruelty and betrayal of people who want to seize foreign lands in order to gain wealth. They show all the heroism of which the people are capable of defending their native possessions.

В TOP-10 rating includes the best films about Indians throughout the history of cinema.

10 Comanche Moon | 2008

Western “Comanche moon” (2008) opens the top ten pictures about the Indians. The Texas Rangers want to conquer the Comanche tribes in order to settle white people in foreign lands. Outsiders open the hunt for the leader of the redskins, an experienced horse thief and the king of Mexican bandits. The Rangers come to the aid of a ranger known as the Light Wind. But the Comanche people are not so easy to break, who are ready to defend their territory to the last.

9. Geronimo: An American Legend | 1993

Fiction DramaGeronimo: An American Legend” (1993) ranked ninth on the list of the best pictures about the Indians. The film takes place in 1885, when armies of American soldiers were sent to the Indian lands in order to suppress the opposition of the white people. A handful of redskins was led by the brave warrior Geronimo, who is not going to surrender with his tribe and plans to hold the line. Geronimo is captured, but he manages to escape. The leader of the Redskins is hunted by a general who wants to deal with the recalcitrant leader.

8. Chingachgook – Big Serpent | 1967

Artistic picture “Chingachgook – Big Serpent” (1967) ranks as the eighth best Indian film. The events of 1740 are described, when a war is unleashed between the British and the French for possession of new lands. At the same time, the tribes of the Hurons and the Delawares were fighting among themselves. The rain of the leader, which was promised to the brave Chingachguk, falls into the hands of the Hurons. He rushes to the aid of his future bride, along with his friend, nicknamed “St. John’s Wort”. Heroes will take part in an unequal battle.

7. Dances with Wolves | 1990

Adventure DramaDancer with Wolves” (1990) is one of the most successful films about the Indians, awarded seven Oscar statuettes. The main character of the film, Lieutenant John Dunbar, wants to transfer after being wounded to a new duty station. As a result of tragic events, he finds himself in an abandoned fort, where he finds himself face to face with the harsh laws of nature. Dunbar has no choice but to adapt to the new conditions of existence. After some time, he will have to face a nomadic Sioux tribe. He decides to join them. There he finds his love. But soon the hero learns about the approach of the army of white warriors and he will have to make a difficult choice: stay with the nomadic people or leave.

6. Osceola – the right hand of retribution | 1971

Dramatic WesternOsceola – the right hand of vengeance” (1971) ranked sixth among the best films about the Indians. In the center of events is the Seminole tribe, who refused to obey the instructions of white people and settled in Florida. This is extremely dissatisfied with local planters, as black slaves begin to run to the Seminoles. One of the plantation owners is married to a seminole and is against strife. But his neighbor is in favor of military action. Despite the fact that the Seminole chief tried not to react to the provocations of the whites, war could not be avoided.

5. Sons of Ursa Major | 1965

“Sons of Ursa Major” (1965) is one of the top XNUMX Indian Western films. In the center of the picture is the leader of the Dakota tribe, Tokei-Ito. He does not trust white people and would rather fight against them. But the elders of the tribes have a different opinion. Tokei-Ito’s worst predictions come true, and his people want to be evicted to the barren lands. A war unfolds between strangers and Indians, and Tokei-Ito is imprisoned. The Indian tribes have no choice but to obey and leave their possessions. Meanwhile, the protagonist is released from custody, and he, along with his people, flees to Canada.

4. Apaches | 1973

Western “Apaches” (1973) ranked fourth among the best pictures about the Indians. The film is set in 1848 on the US-Mexico border. America takes over several Mexican states. Meanwhile, one of the Mexican mining companies enters into an agreement with the Mimbrenu Apaches that the Mexicans can carry out exploration work on the lands of “New Spain”. But the local treasures also attract American geologists. The local Indians are shot by the American Johnson, for which he receives a huge bonus. The surviving Indians are eager to find the killer and punish them severely.

3. St. John’s wort | 1990

Soviet painting “Tutsan” (1990) is one of the top three films about the Indians, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by James Cooper. Events unfold in the middle of the 18th century, when English and French troops fought among themselves for North American lands. The Huron and Delaware tribes also took part in the hostilities. One of the main characters, a warrior nicknamed “St.

2. After Falcon | 1968

In second place among the best pictures about the Indians is the western “After Falcon” (1968). The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century in the Black Mountains, where white people discovered a gold deposit. This fact attracts gold miners here. But the land, according to the treaty, belongs to the Dakota tribe, and white people have no right to set foot on it. Dealers are trying by any means to drive the Indians from their possessions. A bloody massacre unfolds between strangers and the tribe. Gold diggers become real robbers and destroy entire villages of Indians. One of the most courageous leaders of the Vigilant Eye tribe is trying to find a weapon to take revenge and destroy the outsiders.

1. The last of the Mohicans | 1992

“The last of the Mohicans” (1992) tops the list of the most successful Indian films. The film was based on the novel of the same name by James Cooper. The events of 1757 are described, when the Anglo-French war was going on for the new lands of the New World. Indians also participated in bloody battles. The Mohican tribe fought together with the English troops, and the Hurons fought with the French. During a Huron raid, three Mohicans save the daughters of a British colonel from death. One of the Indians has a Mohican nicknamed Hawkeye. Real, sincere feelings flare up between him and one of the colonel’s daughters.