Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky

95 mins | Western | Sept. 14, 1956

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.

Pillars of the Sky

95 mins | Western | Sept. 14, 1956

Pillars of the Sky
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Pillars of the Sky
Directors Luanna Sherman, Marshall Green, George Marshall
Writers Heck Allen, Sam Rolfe

Cast

Jeff Chandler

as First Sgt. Emmett Bell

Dorothy Malone

as Calla Gaxton

Ward Bond

as Dr. Joseph Holden

Keith Andes

as Capt. Tom Gaxton

Lee Marvin

as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

Sydney Chaplin

as Timothy

Willis Bouchey

as Col. Edson Stedlow

Michael Ansara

as Kamiakin

Olive Carey

as Mrs. Anne Avery

Charles Horvath

as Sgt. Dutch Williams

Glen Kramer

as Lt. Winston

Floyd Simmons

as Lt. Hammond

Pat Hogan

as Jacob

Felix Noriego

as Lucas

Paul Smith

as Morgan

Martin Milner

as Waco

Robert Ellis

as Albie

Ralph Votrian

as Music

Walter Coy

as Maj. Donahue

Alberto Morin

as Sgt. Maj. Frenchy Desmonde

Richard Hale

as Isaiah

Frank De Kova

as Zachariah

Terry Wilson

as Capt. Fanning

Philip Kieffer

as Maj. Randall

Gilbert Conner

as Elijah