Battles of Chief Pontiac

Battles of Chief Pontiac

NR 1952 · 72 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, War, Western, TV Movie

In pre-Revolutionary America, the efforts of a Colonial officer trying to broker a peace deal between Indian chief Pontiac and British and American settlers are threatened by the commander of a Hessian mercenary unit who embarks on a campaign of extermination against the Indians.

Directed by Felix E. Feist · Written by Jack DeWitt

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