Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997) (TV)

Director:

Jerry London

Writer (WGA):

Richard Fielder (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Chase | American Indian | Native American | Escape

Cast

Janine Turner	...	Anna Brewster-Morgan
Jean Louisa Kelly	...	Sarah White
Patrick Bergin	...	Daniel Morgan
William Shockley	...	General George Armstrong Custer
Michael Greyeyes	...	Tokalah
Rodney A. Grant
Saginaw Grant	...	Chief Luta
William Lightning	...	Cetah
Dennis Weaver	...	Captain Farnsworth
Kateri Walker	...	Manipi
Selina Jayne	...	Kimimila
Apesanahkwat	...	Bloody Knife
Peggy Freisen	...	Emma
Elisabeth Ryall	...	Mary
Buck Baker	...	Dooley (as Allen Baker)

Also Known As:

Stolen Women (UK)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Company:

CBS Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scenes where Anna and Sarah first escaped they were riding bareback then there were times you could see saddles on the horses, especially at the river where they're recaptured - you can see them bareback, but when Anna's horse goes down you can see a saddle on her horse.

Quotes:

Tokalah: You are a liar, a thief.
Anna Brewster-Morgan: How dare you call me a thief? You are the thief! You stole me from my home!
Tokalah: I gave you a better home.
Anna Brewster-Morgan: I never asked to be taken from my husband.
Tokalah: You did ask. I heard you ask.
Anna Brewster-Morgan: You arrogant fool.
Tokalah: What did you call me?
Anna Brewster-Morgan: [slaps at him] I said you thoughtless, arrogant fool!
Tokalah: [yanks her head back by her hair] Don't ever speak to me that way again.
Anna Brewster-Morgan: I'll never speak to you any other way.
[...]

Loved this film

I loved this movie that presented Native American culture and history with respect and understanding. Anna, the character portrayed by Janine Turner, was a woman who learned to adapt in order to survive after being kidnapped by Indians. By adapting, she came to an understanding of Native Americans and respect for individuals. Her relationship with the Indian man showed that people are basically the same in any culture and that individuals can reach across cultural and racial lines to have caring relationships. Anna also learned about the failings of the white race, prejudice toward Indians, and the white man's mistreatment of Indians.

I believe this is a story based on fact, especially since General Custer appeared in the story. My great-grandmother, who was born in 1874, was two years of age when Little Big Horn happened. She often told me she heard people discussing Little Big Horn when she was a child. I now have her books about Indians, written in the late 1800s. Earlier generations of my family came to Indiana in the early 1800s and lived with Native Americans. In fact, one rural Baptist church started as a mission to the Potawatomi Indians of northern Indiana.

Most Hoosiers know the story of Frances Slocum, a pioneer girl who was kidnapped by Indians and named Maconaquah. When her family found her years later, she had so much adapted to the Indian way of life that she preferred to stay with the Indian tribe and her Indian husband and children. A similar story is "The Searchers," which starred John Wayne and Natalie Wood. However, the character portrayed by the late Miss Wood was young and malleable enough to re-adapt to white society.

Because of the common themes in the above movies and incidents, "Stolen Women, Captured Hearts" has a special meaning for me. I would highly recommend it to everyone.