When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife and refuses to be an American but he must choose a side when the Sioux go to war against the U.S. Army.
Rod Steiger
as Pvt. O'Meara
Sara Montiel
as Yellow Moccasin
Brian Keith
as Captain Clark
Ralph Meeker
as Lieutenant Driscoll
Jay C. Flippen
as Walking Coyote
Charles Bronson
as Blue Buffolo
Olive Carey
as Mrs O'Meara
H.M. Wynant
as Crazy Wolf
Neyle Morrow
as Lt. Stockwell
Frank De Kova
as Red Cloud (as Frank De Kova)
Tim McCoy
as Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
Stuart Randall
as Col. Taylor