Eagle’s Wing (1979): Cast & Plot
Eagle’s Wing is a 1979 drama western directed by Anthony Harvey, starring Martin Sheen as Pike, Harvey Keitel and Sam Waterston. It runs 1 hour 51 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 51m (111 min)
- Director
- Anthony Harvey
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Rank Organisation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Eagle’s Wing About?
The premise of Eagle’s Wing without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A gritty portrait of the pre‑mythic West shows an aging Native American and a reckless North‑American trapper racing across antebellum Mexico to capture the legendary stallion Eagle’s Wing. Along the dusty trail they clash with marauding stagecoach travelers and confront garrisoned Mexican soldiers, revealing the brutal reality of frontier life.
Eagle’s Wing Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- indian burial ground
- native american attack
- native american burial
- native american chief
- saber
- flintlock gun
- army deserter
- horseback riding
- stagecoach passenger
- stagecoach robbery
- white horse
- hostage taker hostage relationship
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- fur trapper
- bound hostages
- travois
- pack horse
- brother sister relationship
- horse drawn hearse
- casket
- rescue party
- mexican
- irish woman
- horseback chase
- woman in jeopardy
- 1830s
- riding a white horse
- native american
- bare chested man
- kiowa indian
- bigotry
- desert
- medicine man
- ritual
- travel
- mule
- war party
- hacienda
- comanche indian
- burial ground
- comanchero
- grassland
- shot with an arrow
- kidnapping
- whiskey
- scorpion
- rifle
- priest
- horse thief
- independent film
- title spoken by character
Eagle’s Wing Cast & Characters
Martin Sheen leads the cast as Pike, with Harvey Keitel as Henry and Sam Waterston as White Bull. Directed by Anthony Harvey; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Anthony Harvey
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Martin Sheen as Pike -
Harvey Keitel as Henry -
Sam Waterston as White Bull -
Stéphane Audran as The Widow
Also Starring in Eagle’s Wing
· 12 more- Farnesio de Bernal The Monk
- John Castle The Priest
- Enrique Lucero The Sharman
- Claudio Brook Sánchez
- José Carlos Ruiz Lame Wolf
- Manuel Ojeda Miguel
- Jorge Russek Gonzalo
- Jorge Luke Red Sky
- Caroline Langrishe Judith
- Pedro Damián José
- Cecilia Camacho The Young Girl
- Julio Lucena Don Luis
More from Anthony Harvey
More films directed by Anthony Harvey, best-rated first: They Might Be Giants, This Can’t Be Love, Grace Quigley and Svengali.
Eagle’s Wing Plot Summary
What happens in Eagle’s Wing from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film threads together three parallel narratives that move at their own pace yet converge with a shared sense of danger and pursuit: a stagecoach carrying a wealthy widow making her way home to the hacienda, a war party of Native Americans returning to their village, and two fur traders waiting to rendezvous with another Native American group for trade. The uneasy balance of power and fortune sets the stage for a brutal sequence of confrontations, loyalties, and hard choices that only deepen as the chase intensifies.
Full summary
The whole story of Eagle’s Wing, scene by scene
Eagle’s Wing Videos
The clip of Eagle’s Wing.
How Well Do You Know Eagle’s Wing?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which two fur traders are waiting for a Native American trade party at the film's outset?
Eagle’s Wing Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Tu, pequeño hombre blanco... yo, gran cazador” and “Yo, gran cazador”.
- Also known as
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- Tu, pequeño hombre blanco... yo, gran cazador
- Yo, gran cazador
- Desafío a una Leyenda
- Orlí pero
- O Voo da Águia
- Io, grande cacciatore
- Adlerflügel
- L'Étalon de guerre
- Орлово крило
- Indômita Disputa
- Sasszárny
- Jo, gran caçador
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- 飞鹰展翅
- Крыло Орла
- Orle Skrzydło
- 飛鷹展翅
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Movies Like Eagle’s Wing
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Eagle and the Hawk, Grayeagle and Wings of the Hawk.
Eagle’s Wing FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Eagle’s Wing, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Eagle’s Wing?
Eagle’s Wing runs 1 hour 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was Eagle’s Wing released?
Eagle’s Wing was released on July 26, 1979.
Who directed Eagle’s Wing?
Eagle’s Wing was directed by Anthony Harvey.
More films by Anthony Harvey Who is in the cast of Eagle’s Wing?
Eagle’s Wing stars Martin Sheen as Pike, Harvey Keitel as Henry and Sam Waterston as White Bull, among 16 credited actors.
Does Eagle’s Wing have a post-credit scene?
No. Eagle’s Wing has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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