Western

White Apache (1987): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch

Name: White Apache
Genre: Western
Released: 1987-08-26
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Cast: José Canalejas, Sebastian Harrison, Lola Forner, Luciano Pigozzi, Charly Bravo

White Apache is a 1987 western directed by Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei, starring José Canalejas as White Bear, Sebastian Harrison and Lola Forner. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes. Stream it on Plex and Tubi TV.

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Released: August 26, 1987
Runtime: 1h 40m (100 min)
Directors: Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei
Genre: Western
Original language: Italian
Studio: Beatrice Film
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is White Apache About?

The premise of White Apache without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Based on a true story, an Irish infant survives a wagon‑train attack and is raised by Colorado Apache chief White Bear, who names him Shining Sky. He grows up with the chief’s son Black Wolf, but tragically kills his brother‑friend. Grief drives him into white society, yet he returns to his Apache roots, repeatedly confronting his rival Redeath.

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Cast & crew

White Apache Cast & Characters

José Canalejas leads the cast as White Bear, with Sebastian Harrison as Shining Sky and Lola Forner as Rising Sun. Directed by Claudio Fragasso and Bruno Mattei; 9 actors are credited in all.

Co-director Claudio Fragasso
Co-director Bruno Mattei

José Canalejas as White Bear
Sebastian Harrison as Shining Sky
Lola Forner as Rising Sun
Luciano Pigozzi as Cribbens

Also Starring in White Apache

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Charly Bravo Ryder
Alberto Farnese The Governor
Charles Borromel Crazy Bull
Cinzia de Ponti Isabella
Beni Cardoso Duena

Plot

White Apache Plot Summary

What happens in White Apache from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

After a brutal clash with outlaws leaves a caravan in ruins, a pregnant woman becomes the lone survivor. Found by the local Apache, she is brought to the village, where she dies in childbirth. The newborn is named Shining Sky, Sebastian Harrison.

As Shining Sky grows, he draws the attention and eventually the affection of Rising Sun, Lola Forner, a member of the tribe’s red neighbors. Yet many redfolk regard him with suspicion for being white, setting up a haunting tension that threads through his life. During a festive joust, Shining Sky accidentally kills a redfellow he’s jousting with, a misstep that deepens the tribe’s scrutiny of him and his place among his birth kin.

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