The Stalking Moon poster
Screenplay Alvin Sargent
Director Robert Mulligan

The Stalking Moon

Tagline: He comes with the stalking moon. Silently. Relentlessly. And when he comes there is no place to hide.

Release Date: 1968-12-25

Duration: 109 minutes

Synopsis

While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver, living with the tribe. When Sam learns that she was taken captive by an Indian named Salvaje ten years ago, he attempts to escort Sarah and her half-Native American son to his home in New Mexico. However, it soon becomes clear that Salvaje is hot on their trail.

Casting

  • Gregory Peck
    Sam Varner
  • Robert Forster
    Nick Tana
  • Richard Farnsworth
    Man (uncredited)
  • Eva Marie Saint
    Sarah Carver
  • Charles Tyner
    Dace
  • Richard Bull
    Doctor
  • Frank Silvera
    Major
  • Lonny Chapman
    Purdue
  • Sandy Brown Wyeth
    Rachel
  • James Olson
    Cavalry Officer (uncredited)