Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

Director:

Xavier Koller

Writer (WGA):

Darlene Craviotto (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | Family

Plot:

Historically inaccurate chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

Plot Keywords:

England | Tribe | Warrior | Pilgrim | Monastery

Cast

Adam Beach	...	Squanto
Sheldon Peters Wolfchild	...	Mooshawset
Irene Bedard	...	Nakooma
Eric Schweig	...	Epenow
Leroy Peltier	...	Pequod
Michael Gambon	...	Sir George
Nathaniel Parker	...	Thomas Dermer
Alex Norton	...	Harding
Mark Margolis	...	Capt. Hunt
Julian Richings	...	Sir George's Servant
Mandy Patinkin	...	Brother Daniel
Donal Donnelly	...	Brother Paul
Stuart Pankin	...	Brother Timothy
Paul Klementowicz	...	Brother James
Bray Poor	...	Dr. Fuller

Also Known As:

The Last Great Warrior (International: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Louisbourg Harbour, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Sarah Was Ninety Years Old

Bad History . Bad Movie

This movie opens by introducing us to Squanto and his fellow tribe members . We`re shown that despite being unsophisticated and non white European they are still capable of being noble , loving and caring members of the human race . I don`t dispute that white European doesn`t always = good anymore than non white European = bad but you do get the impression that if any white Europeans turned up they`d instantly be the bad guys . True to form a ship comes sailing into the horizon

Right away the movie becomes totally anachronistic as the ship hoists the British union flag . The act of union between England and Scotland didn`t happen until 1707 while the St Patrick cross of Ireland wasn`t added to the flag until later still so considering this movie is set in 1620 it`s totally wrong . There`s other anachronistic details when the action ( Inaction more like - This is a boring movie ) tranfers to England which I won`t bore you with since you`ll be bored enough without my help . Oh and Britain was the first country to abolish slavery in the early 19th century , just thought I`d point this out since A WARRIOR`S TALE really does seem to think all the evil in the world began and ended with The British empire even if in 1620 Britain as a country didn`t exist as such

A word about the acting - It`s totally variable . Alex Norton gives a good performance as a one dimensional bad guy and OZ fans will notice Mark Margolis do a very convincing English accent . However nearly everyone else is totally wooden while Michael Gambon gives a truly ridiculous performance

Perhaps the best way to evaluate this movie`s true worth is for me to point out my local ITV network broadcast it at 1.40 am