The Stalking Moon
Seen it?1968 | 109 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver, living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Mulligan
- Gregory PeckSam Varner
- Eva Marie SaintSarah Carver
- Robert ForsterNick Tana
- Noland ClayBoy
- Russell ThorsonNed
- Frank SilveraMajor
- Lonny ChapmanPurdue
- Lou FrizzellStationmaster
- Henry BeckmanSgt. Rudabaugh
- Charles TynerDace