6.5Sacred Ground · 1983
Sacred Ground (1983) is a Drama / Western film directed by Charles B. Pierce, starring Tim McIntire, Jack Elam, L.Q. Jones.
DramaWestern
6.5Overview
SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff
Cast
Tim McIntire, Jack Elam, L.Q. Jones, Ty Randolph, Eloy Casados, Serene Hedin, Vernon Foster, Lefty Wild Eagle
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What is "Sacred Ground" about?
SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff
When was "Sacred Ground" released?
Sacred Ground was released in 1983.
Who stars in "Sacred Ground"?
The cast includes Tim McIntire, Jack Elam, L.Q. Jones, Ty Randolph.
