Very disappointing...

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Blistering performances.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This movie has it all: great names, great locations, bad acting, bad writing and plot holes. The racism from both sides serves no purpose at all. Chuck Heston and Jack Palance both over-act, especially the former. Brian Keith does well for his first acting job but his character changes direction so many times it's hard to tell what his objective as a cavalry officer is supposed to be. There isn't enough of a story so extra characters were brought in that are really not needed to support the story. Confusing Apache culture and dress with that of the Lakota does nothing to create authenticity. Main characters do and say things that don't make sense. Not worth watching twice. Too bad. Katy Jurado was never more beautiful.

I am shocked by how many other users have mentioned that this movie shows "both sides" of racism. I found this to be not true at all and was continuously disgusted by the depiction of native people and the hate speech that comprised 90% of the Charlton Heston character's dialogue. Normally, I'd be tempted to complain that the native characters weren't given much depth or dimension, but none of the characters had much depth in my opinion. The storyline was unimaginative and overall, I can't think of anything good to say about this movie. Sure, Westerns have a reputation for being offensive in their representation of Indians, but don't let a movie like this turn you off of the genre completely. There are well-made Western movies that have artistic and cultural value.

The fact that this movie has someone like Charlton Heston means that it's probably going to be at least an average movie. As usual he doesn't disappoint as he puts in a pretty good performance as a frontier scout named "Ed Bannon" who has grown to know--and hate--the Apaches. So when an Apache warrior named "Toriano" (Jack Palance) returns from the East at the same time the Apaches begin to assemble in large numbers to supposedly be transported to a reservation, Ed Bannon becomes highly suspicious. At any rate, rather than give away the entire story I will just say that this film manages to maintain interest for the most part. One thing I didn't like were the broad stereotypes made by Ed Bannon which supposedly enabled him to know exactly what Toriano would do next. Only in Hollywood. Likewise, I didn't particularly care for the limited role of "Nita" (Katy Jurado) and the way her character ended. That said, I consider this to be only slightly above average but worth a look for those who enjoy a good Western movie.

This is for me the most racist western of all time. At least, one of the most, because perhaps some are missing in my movie buff memory...It tells the terrific face too face between a racist white man, raised among Indians - Charlton Heston - who HATES Indians to death, and an authentic Indian, raised among white people, in white schools - Jack Palance - who HATES White ones...So their only purpose is to destroy each other. It's exciting at the most, not for the squeamish filled with good intentions. This is really a war monger western. Charlton Heston is here tall, handsome, strong, the authentic hero as American are used to show in their features. But he is a f...racist, and some people in the audiences may be influenced by his feeling about Indians. We can say it's somewhere disgusting. The same thing about Jack Palance. He is tall, handsome, strong, wild, attractive at the most, and he preaches war and destruction for the White people...Get what I mean? Nothing to do with James Stewart and Jeff Chandler in BROKEN ARROW....But, even if it is nasty, it remains a very good feature, a great western. It changes from anti racist or pro Indian ones.And I LOVE being surprised !!!There have been some films with their leads who were racists or bad ones, but the audiences got very quickly that the heroes were actually anti heroes, and they finally understood that they were on the wrong way. The audiences were not confused about that. Those movies denounced racism or something else...Take CROSSFIRE, for example, starring Robert Ryan.But that's for another comment...