Pillars of the Sky
DirectorGeorge Marshall
“The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!”
First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.
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PILLARS OF THE SKY(1956) Trailer
Cast
Jeff Chandler
First Sgt. Emmett Bell
Dorothy Malone
Calla Gaxton
Ward Bond
Dr. Joseph Holden
Keith Andes
Capt. Tom Gaxton
Lee Marvin
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Sydney Chaplin
Timothy
Willis Bouchey
Col. Edson Stedlow
Michael Ansara
Kamiakin
Olive Carey
Mrs. Anne Avery
Charles Horvath
Sgt. Dutch Williams
Orlando Rodríguez
Malachi
Glen Kramer
Lt. Winston
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