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Pillars of the Sky

The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!

5.5/ 1019561h 35mNR

Western

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.

Directed by George Marshall

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler

First Sgt. Emmett Bell

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Calla Gaxton

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Dr. Joseph Holden

Keith Andes

Keith Andes

Capt. Tom Gaxton

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Timothy

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Col. Edson Stedlow

Michael Ansara

Michael Ansara

Kamiakin