In 1878, when the promise went unkept, the surviving members of the ordeal defy the government and make the trek home, confronting the danger of mass slaughter by the Army and one officer, Captain Thomas Archer (Richard Widmark), puts his career on the line to save them, even as the Quaker schoolteacher he loves (Carroll Baker) leaves the Army outpost to travel with them.

NEWYORKER: Cheyenne Autumn