Tomahawk (1951): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1951, Tomahawk is a romance, history and western film directed by George Sherman, running about 82 minutes. “The Glory Story of the Great Sioux Indian Uprising!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.

Who’s in it. Tomahawk stars Van Heflin as Bridger, Yvonne De Carlo as Julie Madden, Alex Nicol as Lt. Rob Dancy and Preston Foster as Col. Carrington, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, Tomahawk has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tomahawk page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tomahawk tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Your Name., Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Cinema Paradiso.