Episode 301 · Film year 1957
Run of the Arrow (1957)
- Special Guests
- Samantha Fuller, Christa Fuller, Paul Talbot
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Joseph Maddrey, Cullen Gallagher
Show notes
Sam Fuller's Run of the Arrow (opens in a new tab) (1957) tells the tale of O'Meara (Rod Steiger) the man who shot the last bullet of the Civil War. Disenfranchised by Reconstruction, he heads west to live with the Sioux (lead by Charles Bronson). Relevant in 1957 when the U.S. was tearing itself apart over Civil Rights, the film is still as relevant in today's tumultuous times.
Filmmaker Samantha Fuller discusses A Fuller Life (opens in a new tab) (2013), the documentary about her father's life, while Christa Fuller offers insight about the making of Run of the Arrow. Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films (opens in a new tab), discusses Charles Bronson's career and the times he played Native Americans in film.
Joining Mike are film scholar Cullen Gallagher and Joseph Maddrey, author of The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film (opens in a new tab).
Filmmaker Samantha Fuller discusses A Fuller Life (opens in a new tab) (2013), the documentary about her father's life, while Christa Fuller offers insight about the making of Run of the Arrow. Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films (opens in a new tab), discusses Charles Bronson's career and the times he played Native Americans in film.
Joining Mike are film scholar Cullen Gallagher and Joseph Maddrey, author of The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film (opens in a new tab).
Labels: Charles Bronson Christa Fuller Cullen Gallagher Joseph Maddrey Paul Talbot Rod Steiger Sam Fuller Samantha Fuller
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Music credits
- "The End of the Story" - Victor Young
- "The Blue and the Grey" - Victor Young
- "The Purple Hills" - Victor Young
- "Ghost Riders in the Sky" - Vaughn Monroe
Links & resources
- Buy Run of the Arrow on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy A Fuller Life on DVD (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films by Paul Talbot (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Bronson's Loose Again! On the Set with Charles Bronson by Paul Talbot (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film by Joseph Maddrey (opens in a new tab)
- Read a review of the Warner Archive disc (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
lrobhubbard Re THE KLANSMAN: Fuller did write a script, but he left the project pretty early, though he did retain a co-credit. Probably wishes that he didn't, considering the end result -- When looking for a copy, pretty much all the cheap discs available are of the television cut - so far, the only way to locate an uncut version is the VHS. MONDO MANDINGO is an incredible book! And certainly worth a show of its own, or maybe a double feature of MANDINGO/DRUM...Edw. Dixon Wow, this was a terrible movie. Laughable dialogue, world-class overacting and a story with all the subtlety of a scalping.