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There are no strong sexual profanities, but some occurrences of other kinds of bad language. Several on-screen or implied deaths (including some in a dream sequence). Some reviews characterize the story as supernatural, but that’s an overstatement. The Cheyenne explain that a talking wolf advised their ancestors to retreat into the wilderness forever; later, as a wolf howls, the sleeping Gates realizes that he can never let the outside world know what he’s found. The structure is such that the viewer can take those story points either as supernatural, or as legend and coincidence.

Everyone turns in strong performances: Berenger, in the “cowboy born a century too late” image that he first showed in “Shoot to Kill;” Hershey; Smith; Eugene Blackbear as Chief Spotted Elk; and Steve Reevis as Dogmen leader Yellow Wolf. The outdoor cinematography is excellent, and the editing and the mood-setting music are superb. There are romantic and family-conflict subplots which are handled well and don’t detract from the primary storyline. As we might expect, the film generates some degree of “white guilt” about American history. The production values are higher than in many so-called blockbusters. I recommend this film.