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6.3Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.
Released: 1958-12-2598 minDir: Lewis R. FosterAdventure, Drama, Family, Western
Cast
- Sal Mineo as White Bull
- Philip Carey as Captain Myles Keogh
- Jerome Courtland as Lieutenant Henry Nowlan
- H.M. Wynant as Yellow Bull
- Joy Page as Prairie Flower
- Britt Lomond as General George Armstrong Custer
Themes
- little big horn
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 278401
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/tonka
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- publication date
- 1958-12-25
- title
- Tonka
- production code
- 5812
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Connections
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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IMDb
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Sitting Bull
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Walt Disney Pictures
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Sioux
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George Armstrong Custer
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Bend
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Company
Madras
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Technicolor
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Sal Mineo
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Western film
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Joy Page
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Slim Pickens
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Philip Carey
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Oliver Wallace
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Herbert Rudley
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Jerome Courtland
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Britt Lomond
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Lewis R. Foster
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Categories
1958 American films1958 children's films1958 English-language films1958 films1958 Western (genre) filmsAmerican Western (genre) filmsCultural depictions of George Armstrong CusterCultural depictions of Sitting BullEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about horsesFilms based on Western (genre) novelsFilms directed by Lewis R. FosterFilms scored by Oliver WallaceFilms shot in Bend, OregonSioux in popular cultureTemplate film date with 1 release dateWalt Disney Pictures filmsWestern (genre) cavalry films