Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Two chiefs of the Cheyenne nation endeavor to lead three hundred members of their tribe from an Oklahoma reservation back to their traditional Wyoming home. This angers the US government and they seek to prevent the group from accomplishing their mission. Ostensibly a John Ford Western that is sympathetic to the plight of Native Americans, it is nevertheless told from the perspective of a white narrator, Richard Widmark, and the major Native roles are played by Mexican Americans. Typical of Ford, it’s beautifully filmed, but it’s also drawn out and inexplicably throws a bit of comedy relief just at its midpoint. 

Oscar Nomination: Best Cinematography, Color