Duell am Wind River (1980)

Duell am Wind River: Directed by Richard Lang. With Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht. A pair of grizzled frontiersmen fight Indians, guzzle liquor and steal squaws in their search for a legendary valley ‘so full of beaver that they jump right into your traps’ in this fanciful adventure.

“If memory serves, back when this movie first came out, two well-known reviewers (who lived by their thumbs) voted this one of the worst films of 1980. A few years later, I actually saw u0026quot;The Mountain Menu0026quot;. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003enJust goes to show that even two well-placed thumbs can be wrong.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a fairly entertaining film, detailing the rowdy lives of two hunters (Heston and Keith) living in the mountains, drinking bad whiskey and fighting off attacks by bad guy Indians like Heavy Eagle, who scalps poor Keith at one point. The stereotypes are a little thick in spots, but the story is so well-told that one hardly notices.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film was written by Fraser Clark Heston, Charltonu0026#39;s son, and a fine writer he is, blending humor, action and sentiment all into one neat little package. And with such beautiful mountain scenery on view, what a pretty package it is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s not exactly the easiest film to find but if you do get a hold of u0026quot;The Mountain Menu0026quot;, be sure to watch it immediately. This is one of those films they REALLY donu0026#39;t make anymore.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEight stars for u0026quot;The Mountain Menu0026quot;.”