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The Stalking Moon | 
| Director: Robert Mulligan
Actors: Henry Beckman, Richard Bull, Lonny Chapman, Noland Clay, Lou Frizzell
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3590
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD036296D
UPC: 883929005079
EAN: 0883929005079
ASIN: B000QRI1GW
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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A scout in the old Southwest (Gregory Peck) undertakes to protect a white woman (Eva Marie Saint) and her half-breed son from the Apache warrior--the woman's captor-husband of 10 years--who wants them back. The scout is a man of estimable courage and resources (again, Gregory Peck), but the mostly unseen Apache is a veritable monster of determination, cunning, and bloodthirstiness: Peck and his two charges doom entire communities to extermination just by passing through the neighborhood. This fierce amalgam of Western and horror movie was the last of seven collaborations between director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula, of which ITo Kill a Mockingbird/I was the peak. IThe Stalking Moon/I isn't peak material, but it's a demonically effective palm-sweater, and fascinating as a prelude to Pakula's own breakout as director of the great paranoid trilogy IKlute/I, IThe Parallax View/I, and IAll the President's Men/I. Robert Forster has an early role as a fellow, part-Indian scout. I--Richard T. Jameson/I
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 "Gregory Peck Series ... The Stalking Moon (1968) ... Warner Bros." September 22, 2008
J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)
Warner Bros. presents "THE STALKING MOON" (25 December 1968) (109 mins/Colo) (Dolby digitally remastered) -- Our story line and plot, "The Stalking Moon", adapted from a novel by Theodore V. Olsen, opens in the Arizona of the Old West, as the U.S. calvary is in the process of relocating Native Americans to reservations --- As army scout Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) is mustering out and retire to a farm in New Mexico --- Varner takes pity on a white woman Sarah Carver (Eva Marie Saint) and her half-breed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. He does this even knowing the child's father is a feared and murderous Apache and that sooner or later a showdown is almost inevitable --- Gregory Peck is still a screen presence in middle age and impressive as the army scout --- The film has plenty of suspense, creepy shadows, and eerie noises in the dark and at times seems more like a mystery than a western --- Nick Tana (Robert Forster) is good as a member of Peck's party that he raised from childhood, who comes to his aid in fending off his enemy --- Most of the fighting and gun play occur at the film's end, and although the story takes its time getting there, the final scenes are exciting and would please any wrangler riding the trail to any good western --- One final word, this is Peck at his best. br / br /Under the production staff of: br /Robert Mulligan - Director br /Alan J. Pakula - Producer br /Wendell Mayes - Screenwriter br /Theodore V. Olsen - Book Author br /Alvin Sargent - Screenwriter br /Charles B. Lang - Cinematographer br /Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score) br /Aaron Stell - Editor br /Roland Anderson - Art Director br /Jack Poplin - Art Director br /John S. Poplin - Art Director br /Frank A. Tuttle - Set Designer br /Seth Banks - Costume Designer br /Grace Harris - Costume Designer br /Dorothy Jeakins - Costume Designer br /Jack Solomon - Sound/Sound Designer br /Del Armstrong - Makeup br /Frank Prehoda - Makeup br /Don Kranze - First Assistant Director br / br /SPECIAL FEATURES: br /BIOS: br /1. Gregory Peck: br /Date of Birth 5 April 1916 - La Jolla, California br /Date of Death: 12 June 2003 - Los Angeles, California br / br /the cast includes: br /Gregory Peck ... Sam Varner br /Eva Marie Saint ... Sarah Carver br /Robert Forster ... Nick Tana br /Noland Clay ... Boy br /Russell Thorson ... Ned br /Frank Silvera ... Major br /Lonny Chapman ... Purdue br /Lou Frizzell ... Stationmaster (as Lou Firzell) br /Henry Beckman ... Sgt. Rudabaugh br /Charles Tyner ... Dace br /Richard Bull ... Doctor br /Sandy Brown Wyeth ... Rachel (as Sandy Wyeth) br /Joaquin Martinez ... Julio br /Boyd 'Red' Morgan ... Stage Driver Shelby (as Red Morgan) br /Nathaniel Narcisco ... Salvaje br /Richard Farnsworth br /James Olson ... Cavalry Officer br / br /Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow Western Classics --- all my heroes have been cowboys! br / br /Total Time: 109 mins on DVD ~ Warner Home Video ~ (8/26/2008)
NOT Slow... but Suspenseful! September 19, 2008
Dale Shortliffe (Victoria BC Canada)
This is one of the best westerns ever made...hands down! The gorgeous scenery, the nailbiting suspense, the admirable skills of all the protagonists, the realistic motivations and characterizations of the personalities. br /I love the way we never see Salvarjo's face...always obscured by by a tree or distance. All this adds to our anxiety and apprehension. br /The supper scene is full of incredible tenderness, gentle humour, and some the best acting by Peck and Saint bar none. br /And Robert Forster, while still a fine actor today with eyes to die for...the man was some hunk, back in 1968!!
A WESTERN OF HITCHCOCKIAN PROPORTIONS June 11, 2004
D. McAllister (Somewhere in the Field)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What would a western directed by Alfred Hitchcock have looked like? Odds are that THE STALKING MOON, starring Gregory Peck, would come close. pPeck plays Sam Varner, a scout in the Southwest working to round up the last vestiges of the fierce Apache tribe. Reluctantly he succumbs to the insistent appeals of a white woman (Eva Marie Saint), whom he has rescued from ten years of captivity among the Apaches, to take her and her half-breed son away from their makeshift camp. The one detail that she withholds is that her husband and the father of the boy is the notorious, bloodthirsty and diabolical Apache warrior Salvaje. And you don't have to be historian to recognize that Salvaje is patterned after the real-life Apache warrior Geronimo.pWithout knowing of the carnage that Salvaje is reaping in the wake of his wife and son being taken from him, Varner takes the woman and child with him to New Mexico. It isn't until Nick Tana (Robert Forster), Varner's friend and protege, shows up and recounts all that has happened that Varner realizes that Salvaje is coming from the child, the woman and for him.pThe movie masterfully masks the warrior until the very end, increasing the intensity of its plot and suspense with every discordant strum of the guitars in the soundtrack. pTHE STALKING MOON is a must-see western. Gregory Peck is wonderful and defines Varner as only he could. Robert Forster and Eve Marie Saint are also terrific. Wish this one were on DVD!
 worth a look March 6, 2004
Brian Gay (california)
This film is a little slow, and we don't see the indian until near the end..but this makes it real..they could hide themselves so well. I liked the fight at the end...
Gregory Peck goes mano e mano with the warrior Salvaje November 7, 2003
Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have read only two Western novels in my life. The second was Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, after seeing the televison mini-series, and the first was Theodore V. Olsen's The Stalking Moon, after seeing this 1968 film. I have tried to think of whether there is really a common denominator between the two and while they share fine performances by Oscar winning actors and an attention to psychological conflicts, they are still rather different stories.pGregory Peck plays San Varner, a scout for the U.S. cavalry on his last mission, which is to round up some Apaches to take to the reservation. This particular group follows Salvaje (Nathaniel Narcisco), the famed warrior who likes to hunt his enemies alone, using a Sharps buffalo rifle for long distance killing and a knife for up close and personal. Salvaje is not among the group, but they do find Sarah Carver (Eva Marie Saint), a while woman who has been living with the tribe for some time, and her boy (Noland Clay), who happens to be the son of Salvaje. After this final mission Varner is going to retire to his ranch in the mountains of New Mexico, while Sarah and her son are supposed to go East to find relatives. But they both know that the pair will never find acceptance back there and Varner ends up taking them to New Mexico. pAfter they settle Varner gets a visit from his protege, the half-breed scout Nick Tana (Robert Forster) to report that Salvaje has learned about what happened to his woman and child, and is leaving a trail of corpses across the Southwest making his way to the ranch. The stage is then set for the deadly two-sided game of cat and mouse between these men. Varner and Salvaje seem to be evenly matched, and one of the strengths of the film is that Salvaje is not portrayed as a typical villain: after all, he is coming to fetch his son. Varner has to defned Sarah and the boy, even though it is not clear where their true loyalties lie in this conflict to the death. pThe Stalking Moon is a rather intimate western, with sparse dialogue; I think the longest speech in the film is when Nick shows up to deliver the exposition that sets up the rest of the film and Salvaje never says a word. As the title implies, the action is based on intelligence and skill rather than just bigger and better guns. The pacing is a tad slow, but that is rather appropriate to the story being told. Of course it is hard to reconcile that this Peck and director Robert Mulligan working again after their great success with To Kill a Mockingbird, which earned Peck his only Oscar and Mulligan his only Academy Award nomination. Peck is once again playing a strong man forced to act alone, but this was never intended to be a literate script. Actually, you might be reminded in Spielberg's strategy for Jaws, because Salvaje is more suggested than seen for most of the film, just like the great white shark. The Stalking Moon is a solid Western rather than a great one, but that makes it pretty good all things considered.pFinal Note: I was surprised to learn my memory was faulty on this film and that Charles Bronson did not play Nick. You can see why he would have been great in that role, but Bronson was busy that same year making my all time favorite Western, Once Upon a Time in the West. So a tip of the cowboy hat to Robert Forster for his nice supporting role (when saloon keeper declared they did not serve half-breeds Nick would smile one of those killer smiles and suggest they serve the white half).
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