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IN CONSIDERATION OF THE LAWS

All Battle Scenes of this production

were shot in Arches National Park.

We warmly thank

National Parks Service

of the Department of the Interior

of the United States,

thanks to whom these scenes

may have been rotated.

The soldiers leave.

Why ?

Who speaks?

Jeune-Elan, brother of Cochise.

They fear Apache warriors!

Cochise is a friend of the soldiers.

But his younger brother will be a warrior!

He will follow me, Geronimo!

Are you building a new wigwam?

Soon, I will give Cochise a son.

From this side, the rising sun

will warm our baby.

With such a mother, he will be strong.

And he will take care of his people, like his father.

three days of hunting, and you bring nothing?

I rode with Geronimo!

Geronimo and his family are bad.

He is a sage!

The soldiers burned their fort and left.

It's impossible !

I do not lie ! I saw it with my eyes.

And Geronimo promised me to take me with him.

You will never see Geronimo again!

For a moon, you will stay here.

You will pound the grain...

Pound the grain? This is women's work!

Nona does it, with love and dedication. Follow his example.

My husband worries about the lyrics of Young Elan?

The soldiers gone, Geronimo will resume his looting.

Many of our young people are attracted to him.

We will go to Fort Buchanan to learn the truth.

Fort Buchanan, New Mexico

Present... arms!

It's Cochise!

With his little wife.

Glad to see the Major again.

A tour of Cochise always delights me.

The deer is for your soldiers.

You are very good.

Sergeant, bring suede in the kitchens.

Talking with friends is good.

All is well in the mountains, Little Bride?

- Everything is fine. - So much the better !

He's fat, that little one!

I have heard strange words.

The soldiers would have burned their strengths?

Why that ?

There where the sun rises, mine are fighting... with each other.

Many of ours must join them.

The Pale Faces want the Apaches live in peace.

And now... they fight among themselves.

Hate blinds them, and they speak only with weapons.

If an Apache wrongs mine, or the contrary...

we talk about it...

We repair the evil,

and peace reigns.

Will you also burn your fort?

I stay here.

Cochise is delighted.

Cochise leaves quite abruptly.

An Apache never says goodbye.

By file on the right!

Here is the succession.

Down to earth!

Do you recognize him?

Mescal Jack!

From Fort Apache!

We would sniff it from here at the Rio Grande!

Lt Bascom. With 30 men and 2 mountain guns.

Glad to see you, Mr Bascom.

But why all this?

Mr. Baylor asked for them.

Mr Baylor?

He arrives tonight.

You must have been warned.

Yes. But no one spoke to me of all that artillery.

Mr. Baylor says it takes beware of the Redskins.

Sergeant Bernard take care of your men.

Walk your horses for half an hour.

Afterwards, you will settle down.

I would like to see my house.

Corporal Hassett!

Drive the Lieutenant home.

We haven't seen each other for a long time.

Ever since the Major kicked you out!

I'm with Baylor.

No one will drive me away of Fort Buchanan!

Ruminate on it, Sergeant!

Do you work for Baylor?

Out of friendship, old friend, I want to help you.

Your liquor rations! I'm sorry.

You did it on purpose!

If I catch you for sale redskin mescal,

I tear you down!

Do you know the country, Mr Baylor?

A little. Although not never been here.

We think better when we are comfortable.

You would have been promoted if you had gone to war.

You refused, in order to stay at Fort Buchanan... Why?

I'm more useful here.

You consider yourself as essential?

We can sometimes get attached to an important duty.

Scattered across New Mexico and in Arizona,

we don't have in all only 700 soldiers.

7000 Apache warriors surrounding us.

cochise, leader of the Chiricahua Apaches,

is the most powerful tribal leaders.

Cochise is my friend.

You count on it to keep the peace?

Friendship is better to the cannons.

You are an idealist!

So much the better. I am too.

Have you ever thought to the future of these regions?

The White, inevitably, will settle there.

So those who will be there will wield unprecedented power.

Like you ?

And you !

And the Apaches?

For the moment, you must keep quiet.

Later we shall have to consider other provisions.

I saw what we did for them in other regions!

Me, I refuse!

If you tell me where I live?

Drive Mr. Baylor home.

You have among your men a mestizo named Mescal-Jack.

Yes... it helps me a lot. He knows the country well.

He's a drunkard, a thief, a troublemaker!

2 years ago I kicked him out for selling alcohol to the natives.

- I want to warn you. - He didn't tell me.

We'll have to watch it then. Good evening !

So what ?

I advised Lieutenant Bascom to wear a hat

instead of his kepi.

What did he say ?

"The Rules prescribes the wearing of the k�pi,

I'll wear it then!"

give him time to understand.

And Baylors?

He would like the Indians return to where they came from.

Famous "advisor"! Do you have to listen to it?

We must cooperate with him.

It will be difficult.

APACHE-PASS STATION

G�o. Culver, Head of Station

Sorry to see you go.

If we had a school here...

You, Mr. Ward and his son, you would be my only pupils.

Ward and Mickey are stuck, but me, I could still learn!

I will send you books.

- Take good care of Miss Kearny. - Sure...

We'll be at Buffalo-Springs for the night ?

If you don't want to die of thirst...

I have an idea that we will see you soon go to Tucson.

Don't read my mind!

Come on, Mickey. At work !

The mail coach follows this route from St. Louis to San Francisco.

It crosses Apache-Passe.

This is the region Chiricahua?

Exact.

If the Chiricahuas posted themselves in this throat,

they would cut off all traffic in this region.

They don't think about it...

especially with a boss like Cochise.

Well... let's put...

But if I submitted to you a plan to be sure...

For instance ?

To repel the Chiricahuas in the territory of San Carlos.

But they wouldn't find nothing to eat in San Carlos!

The Government would feed them.

They like to provide to their own needs.

And then... they wouldn't go.

They would go, if asked reinforcements to force them to do so.

Oh, is that so?

I don't have to invoke your grade...

As a civilian, of course not!

But in high places

we find that would be a practical solution.

And even, the only solution.

You are here to advise me,

and I want to believe you in good faith.

I give you my opinion:

If you only tried to execute your project

you would put this region With fire and blood, for years.

And if your friends are greedy at this point

so they send here another military government.

I am not their man!

Don't tempt me, Major...

I could do it !

The patrol is back!

They look rushed.

A massacred caravan At Buffalo Springs!

Probably yesterday at dawn. The cars are still burning!

Alert two patrols!

With 6 days of food and 50 rounds of ammunition.

How many victims?

I didn't look closely.

Women, kids...

The Apaches have them horribly mutilated!

Chiricahuas?

We do not know.

We go to the Chiricahuas.

Come see Cochise... before doing other projects.

I am curious to know your noble savage!

You are coming quickly!

But I doubt you catch up with those demons.

They must have passed the border of Mexico.

Or having entered the wigwams Chiricahua?

Mr Baylor,

Indian Affairs Advisor.

He believes the tribe of Cochise guilty of the massacre.

- It's not the Chiricahuas! - Nope.

Cochise would punish them!

No suspicion?

None...

But I would bet for Geronimo and its Mogollons.

The caravan camped here.

There was a young girl... Mary Kearny.

She was leaving for Tucson, as a teacher.

She was beautiful, very beautiful.

I hope you will take those killers!

Water the horses. Take the bodies to Buffalo.

If Apaches attack you, these are the culprits.

Mescal-Jack will show you the way.

Are you coming Mr. Baylor?

Jeune-Elan was not wise?

Cochise.

My heart is happy of your visit.

Mr. Baylor is from Washington to look after Indian Affairs.

The Major's friend is welcome.

Some of mine came as friends, in Chiricahua land.

Through the fault of evil Indians, their bodies rot in Buffalo.

The Indian Businessman think they are Chiricahuas?

I told him no.

You don't come to see Cochise without reason.

If the guilty Apaches don't are not delivered before 8 days,

I will make the Chiricahuas leave for the Reserve of San Carlos.

evil spirits live In San Carlos...

No deer, no elk.

Mine were starving.

The government provide them with food.

And if the Apaches don't obey to the Pale Faces, they will die?

My orders must be obeyed.

Let this man come and see.

Formerly, the Spanish conquerors came to our lands.

Treated as friends,

they wanted to make Apaches their slaves

by threat, then by arms.

The Apaches are still there.

Here's what's left conquerors!

Indian Businessman,

this country is the earth of our ancestors.

We will stay there!

I will speak to our Grand Council

so that the culprits are driven from the land Chiricahuas!

The peace is broken.

Unholy Apaches burned a caravan.

The soldiers are looking for them.

It is the work of Geronimo.

Washington Man can't distinguish

the good of the culprits.

It is up to us to ensure that Geronimo be banished from our soil.

Pale Faces are dead! Their soldiers flee in fear.

The Apache Warriors are many... they are strong!

They hunt Pale Faces!

Listen, Geronimo! I, Cochise, say this:

The Chiricahuas won't break the peace!

Our wigwams will remain closed for you!

You will leave, or my warriors will destroy you all!

Hear, mighty warriors! I, Geronimo, say this:

Cochise speaks with a woman's tongue.

Follow me ! Plunge your spears in the blood of the Pale Faces!

Let's hunt them!

The decision is made.

Geronimo will ride alone.

The Copper-Haired Girl will stay.

I, Nigah, captured her. She is mine!

- She's coming with me. - She will stay !

Cochise is just a woman!

He fears to measure himself with Nigah!

Don't fight for this girl!

If you die... I will die too.

I accepted the challenge. I fight.

It's Apache law!

Apaches don't know no more fighting!

Their eyes are blind. Their heart is without strength.

The Whites will destroy them!

You have been hurt badly.

My heart is sad.

Nona, my wife, will take care of you.

Why do you hate me?

My husband fought for you.

His eyes no longer see me,

but only the flame of your hair!

I will cut them... and it will come back to me!

I don't care!

Does my husband want to go to another wigwam?

The night will be long without you...

Tomorrow, we will take her to the Major.

Guards, alert!

The girl Culver was talking about.

Beware of Indian gifts!

The guilty Apaches were the Mogollons of Geronimo.

Our wigwams are closed to them.

I am Major Collon.

- Mary Kearny. - I say.

You will rest, after this terrible ordeal.

Doctor, I'm leaving my room � Miss Kearny.

Take care of her.

I have nothing. But Cochise was hurt fighting for me.

I'll be right back, Cochise. Follow me, miss.

The Copper-Haired Girl would make a good wife.

Man should not live alone.

Get treated by the Doctor.

The wound will heal quickly.

In 7 days, remove the dressing.

White remedies are strong.

They will always be there for Cochise.

Geronimo leaves.

If the Indian Affairs man leaves too, no more need for remedies.

Cochise speaks harshly, but always with common sense.

This life is very different yours, Mademoiselle.

But she's exciting full of color,

and very flattering to me, only woman here.

Before I get used to it, send me to Tucson.

Certainly not... as long as I have excuse to keep you.

- When did you get back? - There is about one hour.

No trace of Geronimo?

If...Curious, I forgot� to talk to the Lieutenant about it.

Cochise is very strong. He will never betray Colton.

We will be stronger than him.

Do you think Geronimo will we obey?

Promise him weapons, he would sell his mother!

We leave in 2 hours.

Are you sure that Geronimo understand this signal?

Keep calm. No risks, with what you give him.

Geronimo remembers his friend?

Geronimo has no friends!

But he has enemies!

Because of Cochise,

he will be killed if he is found here!

Who speaks?

A friend who brings whiskey and new rifles.

What do you want?

If the Chiricahuas go to war,

the soldiers will kill Cochise,

and drive them out of the mountains.

Cochise is a friend of the soldiers.

If one thing happened who makes him hate them?

Speak !

A certain courier is called Ward.

He has a ranch in Buffalo. A wife, and a son: Mickey.

There will be a bright future here, once the Apaches have been subdued.

The Major prefers to treat them like visiting kings!

Every race has good and bad.

And after all, we invaded Apache territory!

Another conversion, Major.

And you, Doctor?

As a military doctor,

I have seen too much suffering caused by people like you

not to protest With violence !

You seem Short of "converts".

In this country, at least.

Johnny Ward just suffered a great misfortune.

The Apaches killed his wife and kidnapped his son.

Those Chiricahua bandits!

I who was their friend!

Are you sure it was Chiricahua?

Mickey must have killed one. I found this around his neck.

The emblem of the Chiricahuas!

I want to see this dead Chiricahuas.

You'll see" ? That's all ?

For the moment. Because the Chiricahuas are not so stupid!

Do you believe?

Have you ever been spoken to "false evidence"?

Stay with the Lieutenant.

I boil my instruments. We will need it!

I don't understand you.

I'll be frank, Lieutenant.

I was sent to clean this territory.

I need a command trustworthy soldier.

Major Colton is not competent.

Major Colton is my superior.

He goes on a false track,

while Cochise poured the blood of a white woman

and kidnapped a white child.

The proof !

I order you to go look for this child!

You will succeed... and you will have the stripe.

I will prepare a meeting with Cochise.

And he will be obliged to return the child.

You can not order me.

In Colton's absence, you order here.

Give your own orders!

Sergeant Bernard!

Two patrols. let me know as soon as you are ready.

- By whose order? - Of me !

This job is for women,

not for young men who know how to live in peace

Soldiers gave me a message for you.

The Major is with them?

Nope...

Ward's Ranch was burned down by Chiricahuas.

They killed his wife and took his son.

No Chiricahua would do that!

The Lieutenant has evidence.

You have to bring him the child and the guilty Chiricahuas.

I will question my bosses. Tomorrow, I'm going to talk to the Lieutenant.

He does not bring the child. Beware of him!

When we parley, carry out my orders.

Allow...

No need for your opinion!

Lt. Bacsom, Commanding Officer a detachment from Fort Buchanan.

Let's talk.

Let's go to my tent.

The damage has been done.

The heart of the Chiricahuas is sad for their friends.

But they bring neither the stolen child, nor guilty warriors.

None of my tribal chiefs, did not see the child,

no one is guilty.

This was on the neck of a dead Apache.

It is the mark of the Chiricahuas.

One of mine followed Geronimo.

Probably the one who was killed.

You accused Geronimo of the caravan massacre.

This time, no more lies!

I never lie !

Soldiers! Other Apaches have committed this crime!

We are your friends!

Here, Little Wife. Wood !

Cochise doesn't lie.

I say. This is a terrible mistake.

Everything will become clear. Be quiet.

Did you get saddled?

- Yes, Lieutenant. - Why ?

If Cochise comes for his wife you must flee as soon as possible.

He received his lesson. He won't attack.

He will come to exchange the child and the culprits against his squaw.

Unsaddle.

Saddle up for the Station!

Sergeant, take care of the prisoners!

I do not care what the Army thinks!

If Cochise calls his people innocent, it's true.

But because of you, we are trapped here between his warriors.

If necessary, we will fight.

Cochise will leave, if you give him back his prisoners.

He does not attack because of them.

I will not yield to this traitor!

It's not Cochise who's lying

but you.

Cochise has always been sensible.

Give him back his wife. And we'll settle this whole thing.

Nona, go tell your husband

let him come with a white flag.

If he refuses, I will take away my prisoners.

A trick to take Cochise.

Let me talk to him.

Little Bride, the white flag is a great remedy.

Cochise has nothing to fear because the fight will cease.

I understand white flag. But him ?

Certainly ! all warriors obey the white flag.

Will you be there?

Yes, Little Wife.

So I will go.

Tell Cochise to be patient.

The Lieutenant is new, and does not know the Apaches.

Go... and good luck to all of us!

He gives me back Nona. I let him live.

At the slightest wrong move, fire.

Beware of any treachery.

Listen, Pale Faces!

We have always lived at peace with our people.

Why are you breaking this peace?

Why accuse me what others have done?

You keep mine prisoners. Why ?

Bring me the white child and guilty warriors!

At the station !

Cease fire!

For the last time,

release mine, and I'll give Culver back to you!

Beware.

No more palavers before the return of the child!

They will kill me, Lieutenant!

Your prisoners are the brother and Cochise's cousins!

- Save Culver! - Let me do it !

The Army must protect civilians, not have them killed!

You will be court-martialed for insubordination!

Cochise turned out

liar, traitor, criminal!

I don't argue anymore!

It's enough !

I will teach him to respect the US Army!

Hang those three Chiricahuas!

Time will be long for me without you, � Wife!

When you leave, something dies inside me...

- Let me come with you! - Nope.

Finished the new wigwam,

prepares for the arrival of the newborn.

Spirit of the White Mountain,

protect my wife and the little one who is to come.

Listen, Chiricahua warriors!

The soldiers turn against us !

They have killed my Young Moose!

And Tubac, my cousin!

And Daim-Quick!

For it, many whites will die.

Our wives and children will remain hidden

Safe from our enemies!

Let's be wise as well as strong!

The Apaches will choose the battlefield.

We will fight in ravines and defiles.

We will not lay down our arms only when they are driven out!

Geronimo's Enemies are the enemies of Cochise.

Cochise's eyes have opened!

All Apache tribes will unite!

Death to Pale Faces!

Looks like it's... of all the Apache tribes.

But why ?

Here is the answer, Major.

What's going on ?

We are trapped. Cochise...

I'm under arrest.

For insubordination.

Come on... explain yourself!

You will answer when we will talk to you!

The Lieutenant met with Cochise to take over Mickey Ward.

We kept the wife and the brother of Cochise as hostages...

Culver was killed, three Chiricahuas hanged.

I fear it is too late.

Is it true ?

How dare you act thus without my orders?

I took my responsibilities.

Baylor pushed him there.

Oh... Baylor?

I don't make you judge right away

because I need everyone.

You and your friend Baylor, you succeeded

To raise all the Apaches!

Withdraw!

Take your weapons, and follow me!

You too.

See you one of these days, Baylor!

Where are you going?

You and your dreams! "Governor of the Territory"!

Mr. Baylor, I'm arresting you.

Do not lose sight of it!

I should have you shot immediately!

Touched, huh?

Just scratched? Shame ! Take him...

He was looking for glory!

Chiricahua?

We don't really know...

In this case, we could always get along with Cochise...

As for the other tribes...

Work for both of you.

Take Section H. Bascom.

Harley, take the K.

Go to the ford, then divide,

make a big circle and meet at Roc de l'Aigle.

I want you to find out what tribes are there.

Avoid shooting.

It's clear ?

Congratulations on your shot!

Take me to Geronimo!

I am his friend!

I warn you, Cochise,

that the soldiers hunt the Chiricahuas of the villages!

No need of you !

Your lying tongue has caused the death of too many of mine!

You won't lie anymore!

Carts on fire!

Five Apache... It's a trap!

A trap for them, yes!

Fire !

To those rocks!

Shoot only sure.

What's going on ?

They wait that we have the sun in our eyes

to swoop down on us.

Try with this.

It's a good idea.

It's better !

Here they are... all together!

Get ready!

The K.. Section flag?

Here are ours!

They should be back.

What do you think of this life, now ?

She's a little rough.

Too rough for a woman.

Well...it depends woman, right?

Do you know what Cochise told me?

“Man should not live alone”.

He may... be right.

Really ?

They're coming in, Major!

The Corporal had warned me. I insisted...

And you loaded like crazy?

Yes. Without Section K, we were lost.

Where is your cap?

It is useless here.

You may be made a soldier.

What tribes did you see?

Mogollons, Coyoteros... Chiricahuas.

They congregate for the battle.

Let's abandon Fort Buchanan, and retreat to Fort Sheridan.

Alert everyone. Departure at dawn.

At Fort Sheridan?

If Cochise lets us pass.

Column... Stop!

Not an Apache in sight!

I go forward.

Have your rifles ready.

You don't go alone in the throat ?

Let's go, Major!

Have your rifles ready!

To the right !

Nope ! I am a friend of Geronimo!

I am your friend !

You promised me weapons and ammunition. Where are they?

The soldiers took them...

The soldiers will have to go to the springs... or die of thirst.

They won't reach the springs!

Cochise surrounds us. We must reach the sources!

We'll use cannons.

They never saw any shells...

It's them or us!

Put in battery.

Bascom, cover the battery!

They have little carts!

Point...

Strange weapons...

who shed blood like water!

Why did you come?

My heart being full anguish for you.

Don't think of me but to our little one.

Let's charge, and kill them all!

Our warriors would be dead before. Let's go higher.

They gather higher!

They've had enough.

Two Redskins are approaching, with the white flag.

One of them is Cochise.

Bascom, to your section.

Stop the fire.

Nona is injured.

I take it to the white wizard.

Poor Little Wife!

We will do the impossible for her.

Cochise ordered you to stay in the rocks...

And now many warriors lie dead.

Cochise thinks only of his squaw.

He is no longer your leader!

I, Geronimo, am your leader!

Why are you helping an Apache?

Why did you save me?

My little !

Hold her arms.

Don't be afraid, Nona... the doctor will save you.

Does the white flag no longer count?

Cochise is loyal. It's Geronimo.

Cease fire!

The Apache Warriors do they no longer have honor?

Cochise is no longer the leader Apaches... but me, Geronimo!

Kill me, let me enter the earth ancestors like a warrior!

Geronimo will live,

but as a solitary outlaw.

And the Apaches spit on him...

because he is no longer a warrior!

That no warrior shoots arms under the white flag!

He's a little boy...

and I haven't finished the wigwam.

Nona will soon be strong again.

Wear it.

No Apache will harm you.

I will pray every night for your happiness,

and so that your children follow the path of peace.

Indian Affairs man broke the peace,

not the Apaches.

However, he would not have succeeded. without Geronimo.

But now this man is dead,

and Geronimo was chased away.

Let's exchange words of peace.

My people are angry.

The blood of many warriors soil the rocks.

The spirits cry out for revenge.

Return to Fort Sheridan.

The wounds are closing, the blood on the rocks fades.

We are soon talking about peace.

Subtitling: Vdm