Pillars of the Sky
The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!
5.4(16) 1956-09-14 95 minWestern
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.
ScreenplaySam Rolfe
DirectorGeorge Marshall
ProducerRobert Arthur
Original Music ComposerWilliam Lava
Original Music ComposerHeinz Roemheld
Cast & characters
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
Orlando Rodríguez
as Malachi
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Glen Kramer
as Lt. Winston
Floyd Simmons
as Lt. Hammond
Pat Hogan
as Jacob
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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
