Western ·Horror ·Drama ·Romance · France · 1993 · 1h 42m

Silent Tongue

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Director
Sam Shepard
Cast
Alan Bates as Eamon McCree Richard Harris as Prescott Roe River Phoenix as Talbot Roe Dermot Mulroney as Reeves McCree Tantoo Cardinal as Silent Tongue Bill Irwin as Comic
Crew
Jack Conroy — Director of Photography Bill Yahraus — Editor Patrick O'Hearn — Original Music Composer Sam Shepard — Writer Carolyn Pfeiffer — Producer Ludi Boeken — Producer
Tagline

Justice can never be silenced.

Synopsis

Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't bury her. His father, who bought him the wife, thinks her sister might reason with Roe.

Mood & Themes
wifetreenative americansistergriefcorpse
Key Collaborators
Sam Shepard Director Jack Conroy Director of Photography Bill Yahraus Editor Patrick O'Hearn Original Music Composer Sam Shepard Writer Carolyn Pfeiffer Producer Ludi Boeken Producer Cary White Production Design
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