War Party (1988 film)
Appearance
War Party | |
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Directed by | Franc Roddam |
Written by | Spencer Eastman |
Produced by | John Daly Derek Gibson Bernard Williams |
Starring | Billy Wirth Kevin Dillon |
Cinematography | Brian Tufano |
Edited by | Sean Barton |
Music by | Chaz Jankel |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Hemdale Film Corporation |
Release date | September 29, 1989 |
Running time | 99 minutes |
Language | English |
Box office | $657,190[1] |
War Party is a 1988 film directed by Franc Roddam and starring Billy Wirth and Kevin Dillon. Set in present day Montana, it explores the tension and mistrust that can characterize interactions between Native Americans and White Americans.
Filming largely took place on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. A few scenes were filmed in Glacier National Park and in the town of Choteau, Montana.
Cast
- Billy Wirth as Sonny Crowkiller
- Kevin Dillon as Skitty Harris
- Tim Sampson as Warren Cutfoot
- Jimmie Ray Weeks as Jay Stivic
- Kevyn Major Howard as Calvin Morrisey
- Jerry Hardin as The Sheriff
- Tantoo Cardinal as Sonny's Mother
- Bill McKinney as The Mayor
- Guy Boyd as Major Crawford, National Guard
- R.D. Call as Posse Member #1
- William Frankfather as The Governor
- M. Emmet Walsh as Colin Ditweiler
- Dennis Banks as Ben Crowkiller / Dead Crow Wolf
- Saginaw Grant as Freddie Man Wolf
- Rodney A. Grant as The Crow