Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | |
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Genre | Action Biography Drama |
Written by | James Alexander Thom, Paul F. Edwards |
Directed by | Larry Elikann |
Starring | Tantoo Cardinal Lorne Cardinal Jimmy Herman Crystle Lightning Holt McCallany David Morse |
Music by | David Shire |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Francis Ford Coppola Fred Fuchs Robert M. Sertner |
Producers | Hanay Geiogamah Lynn Raynor |
Production location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Cinematography | Eric van Haren Noman |
Editor | Peter V. White |
Running time | 92 min. |
Original release | |
Network | TNT |
Release | October 14, 1995 |
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior is a 1995 American Western television film based on the true story of Tecumseh, a Native American war leader of the Shawnee, and Tecumseh's War.[1]
The film was directed by Larry Elikann and stars Jesse Borrego as Tecumseh. It is based on James Alexander Thom's 1989 novel Panther in the Sky. It was shot in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In the year 1812, when the English settlers tried to take away territories from the Indians. Tecumseh, who is the leader of the Shawnee indians, tries to do defend his people. He plans the creation of a big indian state, and tries to convince the settlers to accept this plan.