Sacred Ground

Sacred Ground

Born on hallowed ground... loved by two mothers... His child became sacred!

PG 1983 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Western

SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff

Directed by Charles B. Pierce · Written by Charles B. Pierce

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Tim McIntire Matt Colter
Jack Elam Lum Witcher
L.Q. Jones Tolbert Coleman
Mandi Miller Wannetta
Eloy Casados Prairie Fox
Serene Hedin Little Doe
Vernon Foster Wounded Leg
Lefty Wild Eagle Medicine Man
Larry Kenoras Brave Beaver
Franklin Fritz Baby Colter
Danny Wilson Lone Brave
Leslie Anderson Warrior

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