A Man Called Horse (film)

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A Man Called Horse
Theatrical release poster design by Tom Jung
Directed by	Elliot Silverstein
Written by	Jack DeWitt
Based on	"A Man Called Horse" by Dorothy M. Johnson
Produced by	Sandy Howard
Starring	Richard Harris Judith Anderson Jean Gascon Manu Tupou Corinna Tsopei Dub Taylor James Gammon
Cinematography	Robert B. Hauser
Edited by	Philip W. Anderson Gene Fowler Jr.
Music by	Leonard Rosenman
Production companies	Cinema Center Films Sandy Howard Productions
Distributed by	National General Pictures (US) Estudios Churubusco (Mexico)
Release dates	March 1970 (1970-03) (Italy) April 24, 1970 (1970-04-24) (USA)
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	United States Mexico
Languages	English Sioux
Budget	$5 million[1]
Box office	$6 million (US/Canada rentals)[2] $44 million (worldwide by 1976)[3]

A Man Called Horse is a 1970 Western film directed by Elliot Silverstein, produced by Sandy Howard, and written by Jack DeWitt. It is based on a short story of the same name by the Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson, first published in 1950 in Collier's magazine and again in 1968 in Johnson's book Indian Country. The basic story was used in a 1958 episode of the television series Wagon Train, also titled "A Man Called Horse". The film stars Richard Harris as the titular character, alongside Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei, Dub Taylor, and James Gammon.

Partially spoken in Sioux, the film tells the story of an English aristocrat who is captured by the Sioux people. The film was a Mexican-American co-production filmed on location in Arizona and the Mexican states of Durango and Sonora. It received generally positive critical reviews, and was a financial success, spawning two sequels; The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) and Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983).