Original subtitles

[crickets chi rpi ng]

[saw g ri nd i ng]

[woman] An adverb mod ifies a verb

by tel l i ng us how somethi ng's done,

where somethi ng's done,

-or. . . when somethi ng's done . -W hen .

Lucy.

The m usic played qu ietly.

And the adverb is?

-Ou ietly. -Ou ietly.

Sylvie.

The dog ru ns throug h the house.

Is rig ht because...

lt's explai ni ng where the dog ran .

Is correct, but if you wanted to say how the dog ran ...

-Ou ickly? -Ou ickly. Very good , gi rls .

[horses wh i nnyi ng]

[saw clatters]

Rosal ie! C i rls!

-They're com i ng . -Oh , dear God !

[Sylvie] Mom my, what's happen i ng?

[woman] There are people com i ng for ou r horses , sweetie.

Lucy, grab Jacob. Remem ber our plan .

Sylvie, get away from the door!

Grab Jacob's bear.

-Meet you at the top of the ridge. -Wesley, come with us .

If l don't, they're gon na take it al l or bu rn it down .

Let them . Please come .

-Daddy, please come. -Ru n for the door.

-Ru n for the door. Please come. -Rosal ie , run .

-Go. Ru n , gi rls , ru n ! Go! -Let's go, gi rls .

-Go! -Ru n , gi rls .

-Ru n ! -Ru n !

[gu nshot]

[men u l ulati ng]

Lucy, give me Jacob.

[Wesley yel ls]

-Daddy! -Come on , gi rls .

-Wesley. No. -Daddy!

[groans]

-[screams] -[u l ulati ng]

No!

Run . Ru n , gi rls .

[gu nshots]

[gru nts]

Lucy! No!

[Jacob wai l i ng]

[gu nshot]

[gu nshots conti n ue]

[gu nshot]

[panti ng]

[gaspi ng]

[su ppressed breath]

[i n hales sharply]

[fai nt footsteps]

[sighs]

[gasps]

[al l u l ulati ng]

[woman wai l i ng]

[man] l got it.

[wai l i ng conti nues]

[man] Hold her.

- I got hi m . Got h i m . -Come on , redski n .

Give u p. Come on !

[men exclai m i ng]

Come on now.

-Come on , red . -[woman wai l i ng]

[man] Get u p, boy.

[woman wai l i ng]

[wai l i ng conti nues]

[man] Come on now.

-Get u p. -Come on , red . Get u p .

-Get h i m u p . -Move now.

- I said move! -Get u p.

-Hyah ! -Come on .

Come on .

[man] Looks Iike you got it, Joe.

Yeah .

How far d id they get?

-[man shouti ng] -[woman cryi ng]

Diablo Canyon .

-Apaches , huh? -U h-hu h .

Get up!

[woman scream i ng]

It's gotta be about the end of them , eh?

We thi n k, but, l i ke ants, they j ust keep com i ng .

[man] Y'al l escape , this is what happens.

Next ti me, we ai n't botheri ng bri ngi ng you back.

It oug ht not to be this way, Joe.

Is there a better way, Tolan?

Getti ng ti red , Joe .

I thi n k l 've reached the end of my sojourn .

They say l'm not fit.

Sort of have the...

the melanchol ia .

M m-hm m .

Wel l , there's no such thi ng .

Twenty years l gave this U n ion .

They took my guns, Joe.

[sucks teeth]

You're out anyway.

H m m .

W hat'd you give? Twenty? Twenty-five?

I stopped cou nti ng .

You remem ber that, u h ...

that ti me when a Kiowa put his war lance i n you r bel ly?

Yeah .

You remem ber you were sitti ng there i n the water...

j ust tryi ng to hold you r g uts i n there .

M m-hm m .

And l came by and you looked at me,

and you had that look on your face .

You looked so you ng .

Li ke somebody had taken someth i ng from you .

Li ke they had taken a Christmas present from you .

He took-- He took you r fucki ng horse, yeah?

And we beat it the hel l out of there.

And you said . . . [stutters] " l see his face

and l 'm gonna ki l l h i m one day. "

And you d id .

You did .

You ride h i m u p i n that bl i nd path ...

and you took that kn ife of you rs and you cut h i m from end to end .

Yes, l d id .

Those were good days.

[laugh i ng]

Yes, they were .

Those were...

Those were good days.

They were the best, Metz.

[knocki ng on door]

[man] Morn i ng , si r. Corporal Mol i nor here . The colonel would l i ke to see you .

-[door opens] -[chatter]

-[knocki ng on door] -[man] l 'l l get that.

-Yes? -[Mol i nor] Captai n Blocker is here, si r.

-Morni ng , Captai n . -Colonel .

You know Jerem iah W i l ks here , of Harper's Weekly.

Sit down , Joe.

I u nderstand you fi nal ly ru n that escaped Apache bu nch to ground .

-Si r. M m m . -Wel l done.

Today, gentlemen , l don't know what we are goi ng to do

with th is-- these wretched savages .

[W i l ks] l have a suggestion .

W hy don't you let them al l go?

I mean , that wou ld be the hu mane th i ng to do.

Wou ldn't it?

I see the captai n d isag rees.

Not my place to d isagree .

[W i l ks] Bet if you had you r way, you'd keep them i n chai ns .

That right, Blocker?

Don't matter to me what you do with them .

Now that l'm i n your esteemed com pany, Captai n ,

[sets glass down] [swal lows] l m ust ask,

it true you took more scal ps than Sitti ng Bul l h i mself?

That's what l hear, anyway.

- I don't care what you hear. -[colonel] Gentlemen .

I thi n k that'l l do.

Captai n , you do know Ch ief Yel low H awk?

You know l know h i m .

The ch ief and his fam i ly have been prisoners for nearly seven years .

I 'd say that's pu nishment enough , wou ldn't you?

There ai n't enough pu nishment for his ki nd .

-[W i l ks] ls that rig ht? -Dam n rig ht, it's right.

Let me ask you , Colonel .

You remem ber Bi l ly Dixon? Probably not.

Bi l ly was a very good friend of m i ne.

I knew hi m very wel l , as l do al l the men here .

And l watched Yel low H awk take a knife

and cut Bi l ly from stem to stern .

And then he tu rned to my good friend

-Tu l ly McClai n-- -[colonel] Yes, wel l , Captai n ...

You're no angel your own self.

H m m .

You know he's eat u p with the cancer.

M m m .

Wel l , the chief has asked for his release ,

wants to go home to Montana.

Some place cal led Val ley of the Bears.

-You know it? - l do.

Sacred Cheyen ne territory.

After d ue del i beration and com m un ication with Wash i ngton ,

l 've decided to honor that req uest, al low h i m and his people to go.

H is release , it has become someth i ng of a ...

what you m ight cal l a cause célébre

[ch uckles] back East.

The Department of the Army wants to be certai n

that the chief gets there safely, without i ncident.

W hy are you tel l i ng me this?

You speak as good a native d ialect as anyone.

Know the trai ls between here and Montana as wel l as anyone.

-Do you not? - l 've been over them some .

I 'm assig n i ng a detai l to accom pany the ch ief and his people.

And , q u ite frankly, you're the on ly one l can cou nt on to get the job done right.

So, you wi l l lead the party to Montana .

See the ch ief back to h is homeland .

Arrange the others back on the reservation .

And from there you wi l l cut off east to Fort Mason for you r m usteri ng out.

W ith respect, si r, l 'm not leadi ng that cutth roat

and his brood of bastards and bitches anywhere.

I 'm afraid it's an order.

I 'm afraid l ai n't obeyi ng it. . . si r.

You're reti ri ng , are you not?

I 'm su re you don't want to tarn ish you r record at this late date

with a cou rt-martial .

To tel l you the truth , l don't g ive a dam n .

Wel l , you do give a dam n about your pension , don't you?

Let me tel l you somethi ng , Captai n .

Aside from losi ng one's m i nd ,

there is very l ittle to do for an old captai n

besides sit and whittle and wh istle

and wait for the postman to bri ng h i m his pension check.

It wou ld j ust be a dam n shame for a man such as you rself

who's put i n the ti me

to come u p short i n the end .

[ch uckles]

[Joe] You have any idea who that son-of-a-bitch is and what he's done?

I know he was considered a very tough adversary i n h is day.

And now he is a dyi ng old man .

No, he's a butcher.

Then the two of you oug ht to get along j ust fi ne .

Shut the hel l up, you fucki ng pasty-faced--

You have never seen a l ick of war. You have no idea ...

No.

No idea what it does to a man .

I 've ki l led savages . l 've ki l led plenty of 'em

'cause that's my fucki ng job .

And from what l hear, Captai n , there was never a man happier i n his work.

Look.

-H m m . - l saw what happened to the 4th

when Yel low Hawk and his dog sold iers got done with them .

-[chuckles] -And there wasn't a ...

Don't you dare laug h .

There wasn't enough left of those poor men

to fi l l a slop pai l .

U nderstand ...

W hen we lay ou r heads down out here ,

we're al l prisoners .

I hate 'em .

I got a war bag of reasons to hate 'em .

Ski n ny Fig ler, Edwi n Tate--

Captai n , l j ust don't g ive a dam n how you personal ly feel about Yel low Hawk.

I don't.

W hat l care about is th is :

a d i rect order sig ned by President Harrison .

So, you've got j ust over 24 hou rs to pick and provision your detai l .

Shou ld you decide to disobey this order,

you'l l consider yourself confi ned to barracks

pend i ng a cou rt-martial . Stop!

This wi l l be done.

And it wi l l be done by you .

Now you're dism issed .

[gate latch opens]

[th u nder ru m bles]

[i naud i ble scream i ng]

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

-[Mol i nor] l 'l l see to that, Captai n . -The rest is i n my trun k.

Take that Apache war bow, if you want it.

Morn i ng , doctor.

Morn i ng , Captai n .

Morn i ng , Sergeant.

Corporal .

-Ready for the journey, si r. -As you were.

-Lieutenant. -Captai n .

-West Poi nt, hm m? -Yes, si r.

I want to say what an honor it is to be chosen by you , si r.

Give you everyth i ng l 'm made of.

That's why you're here.

We don't get too many of you , u h , West Poi nt types out th is far.

We'l l see what they taught you . Provisions?

Yes, si r. A month's worth of meat, raisi ns, sugar, and pickles.

Lead?

Enough to defend Fort Apache if req u i red , si r.

We'l l need it.

-Private . -Pardon, monsieur.

[stam meri ng] Captai n , l have a question before we depart on our jou rney.

H m m?

As a new arrival to Fort Berri nger and , q u ite frankly, as someone

with less than ideal experience--

-[sighs] -[speaki ng French]

I don't-- l 'm j ust-- l 'm cu rious why you chose me .

I d idn't choose you . H e did .

You've got a good day ahead of you , Captai n .

Lord wi l l i ng , the weather wi l l hold , you'l l avoid the monsoons .

Chief.

I shi ned them up for you real nice . They're good as new.

I know th is isn't the best d uty you've ever pu l led , but, wel l , then agai n ,

you are getti ng out of this hel l hole early.

W hen the president asks, a man's got to do it.

Anyone gives you any trouble , j ust show 'em these.

They'l l guarantee you safe passage .

-So long , Colonel . -Goodbye , Blocker.

Joe...

You were a good sold ier.

I sti l l am .

Colonel .

-[flash powder flares] -[horse neighs]

Detai l ! Forward march .

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

The fucki ng parade's over.

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[gu n cocks]

-Woodsen . -Yes, si r?

Take th is shit off them , put 'em i n chai ns.

[Woodsen] Yes, si r.

And take the braids out of the bitch's hai r.

[Woodsen] ♪ Guide me ♪

♪ O Thou great Jehovah ♪

♪ Pilgrim through this barren Iand ♪

♪ Guide me ♪

♪ I am weak ♪

♪ But Thou art strong ♪

♪ Hold me with Thy powertul hand ♪

[hu m m i ng]

[Joe] Break 'em here.

-[Woodsen] Kidder. -Yes, si r?

-DeJard i n . -Yes, si r?

-Set u p cam p. -[DeJard i n] Right away, si r.

We'l l be back di rectly.

And m i nd them Reds .

[fl ies buzzi ng]

[buzzi ng conti nues]

Comanche .

[percussion playi ng , fai nt]

Captai n .

[gu n cocks]

[percussion playi ng , fai nt]

[sh ush i ng]

They're sleepi ng .

[blowi ng]

Ma'am .

Can we get you and your babies to safety? Get you . . . get you warm and ...

Boys .

The babies are sleepi n' .

J ust try not to wake 'em .

[horse neighs]

Ma'am .

Let's get you warm . Get you some water.

[breath i ng heavi ly]

I 'm not gonna hu rt you . l prom ise.

W i l l you come with me?

-[wi nces] -Al l right.

Be gentle with them , please.

-[fl ies buzzi ng] -God al m ig hty.

[bi rds cawi ng]

[i n hales]

DeJard i n !

Captai n , what the. . . Captai n , what happened?

Comanche .

This far west? l thought they were settled on reservations.

-Some of them ai n't ever settled . -Lieutenant.

Have you seen them , si r?

No, but they ai n't far.

Wel l , start d igg i ng u p on top of the ridge.

Yes, si r.

DeJard i n , grab them shovels over yonder, and them picks.

Ma'am .

-[DeJard i n] Yes , si r. -May l hel p you down?

-Mm m? -May l hel p you down?

[gru nti ng] Al l right. Al l rig ht.

Al l right, let's get a fresh-- fresh blan ket and some water for the...

J ust get a goddam n blan ket.

[Rosal ie sq ueal i ng]

No, they ai n't gonna harm you . They ai n't gon na harm you .

Come, look th is way. Look this way.

[Rosal ie gaspi ng]

They ai n't gon na harm you .

[gaspi ng conti nues]

Go on .

Ma'am , we got a-- got a clean blan ket here .

Hel lo, ma'am .

No! You wi l l not touch this baby.

-You hear me? -Al l right, step away.

[Woodsen] Yes, ma'am .

I don't need that.

[shaky breath i ng]

-Drop those shovels ! -Drop 'em !

[Rosal ie] l wi l l bury my fam i ly.

-You hear me? -Yes, ma'am .

I wi l l bury my fam i ly.

[rapid breath i ng]

Shovel , please .

[gru nts]

[gru nti ng]

[panti ng]

[scream i ng]

[sn iffles]

[Woodsen] . . .for He wi l l conceal me i n the shelter of H is tent

and set me high u pon a rock.

Even now my head is held h igh above my enem ies on every side,

and l wi l l offer i n H is tent

sacrifices with shouts of happi ness .

I wi l l si ng and chant praises to the Lord .

-Amen . -[m u m bles]

Prom ise me that when l d ie,

l 'l l be bu ried i n th is field .

Prom ise me.

[Joe speaki ng Cheyen ne]

Don't you take another fucki ng step.

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[El k Woman speaki ng Cheyen ne]

-Kidder. -Si r?

Take the d ress to the lady.

[Black Hawk speaki ng Cheyen ne]

She, u h , wants you to have th is , ma'am .

M m m .

You go ahead and take my tent.

Are you su re you wou ldn't l i ke someth i ng to eat?

No.

I 'l l bri ng my sadd le up here and be rig ht outside.

You need anythi ng , you j ust hol ler.

I 'l l leave you i n peace.

She's broken , Joe.

Yeah .

W hat do you plan on doi ng with her?

Take her to W i nslow.

Keep an eye on her i n case...

She ai n't rig ht.

[heavy breath i ng]

[heavy breath i ng conti n ues]

[Rosal ie sniffl i ng]

[gu n cocks]

[Woodsen] Captai n .

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

-[Woodsen] Everythi ng al l rig ht, si r? -Everythi ng's fi ne .

As soon as she's awake, we'l l move out.

Of cou rse, si r.

Head i ng out soon .

You ready, ma'am?

I am .

Than k you .

-[g u nshot echoes] -[horses g runti ng]

[horses wh i nnyi ng]

-[g u nshot] -[g roans]

-[g runti ng] -[men u l ulati ng]

Ral ly!

Get out of here !

[gu nshots conti n ue]

[m u m bles]

[both gru nti ng]

[Woodsen g roans]

[sh rieki ng]

[horse wh i nnyi ng]

[gu nshot]

[gu nshots conti n ue]

[gu n cocks]

[gu n cl icks]

[cl icki ng conti n ues]

[groans]

[Black Hawk speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[Joe speaki ng Cheyen ne]

-Kidder? -Yes, si r?

U nchai n 'em .

-Si r? -You heard me.

If they put a foot wrong , put a bul let i n 'em .

Yes, si r.

You bel ieve i n the Lord , Joseph?

Yes, l do, Mrs . Ouaid .

But...

He's been bl i nd to what's ...

goi ng on out here for a long ti me.

I see that.

But l have to bel ieve that it's ti mes l i ke these

that strengthen our bond with H i m .

If l d id not have faith ,

what would l have?

By knowledge shal l the cham bers be fi l led

with al l precious and pleasant riches.

A wise man is strong...

I will seek it yet again.

Be not thou envious against evil men and neither desire to be with them.

For their heart studieth destruction,

and their Iips talk ol mischief.

[river water gush i ng]

You can take you r leave.

Yes, si r.

I 've never ki l led a man before, Sergeant.

That was my fi rst.

Is that so?

How do you feel?

Strange.

Not i n a good way.

To j ust...

take another man's l ife l i ke that.

Yeah? How'd you feel when you ki l led your fi rst?

[sighs] lt was so long ago.

How old were you?

I was 1 4 .

I was fig hti ng for the Grays .

You know, if you sig n u p to be a sold ier...

it's your job.

But if you don't do you r job , then you're lyi ng ...

i n a heap l i ke DeJard i n .

And you remem ber that.

You know, l 've ki l led everyth i ng that's wal ked or crawled .

Men .

Women . Ch i ldren .

Al l colors.

If you do it enough ...

you get used to it.

It doesn't mean a th i ng .

That's what l'm afraid of.

W hat you don't get used to is ...

ls losi ng men .

I 've lost a lot of men .

[gu n cocks]

[gu nshot]

[Metz] ls that them?

Yep.

And they ai n't gonna bother us no more, either.

Come on !

[groans]

Tom my.

I do not l i ke bei ng hum i l iated , and l 'l l tel l you right now,

you ever fal l asleep on watch agai n ,

and it'l l be you hangi ng from a tree.

You fucki ng hear me, Sergeant?

Everyone deserves thei r ki l l , Joe.

Even them .

Let's go to W i nslow.

[man] Wel l , l'l l be a son of a bitch .

[Joe] Hel lo, Ross.

How the hel l are you , Joe?

- I 've been better. -You never looked it.

He's barely hang i ng on . Need to get h i m to the i nfi rmary.

Corporal .

You're al l right, Henry.

-Look after this man . -Thank you , Corporal .

You ru n i nto some trouble , hu h?

Trou ble has been trai l i ng us si nce we left Fort Berri nger.

Kidder, you see to DeJardi n's body.

-Yes, si r. -Ross , th is is M rs . Rosal ie Ouaid .

-Colonel McCowan . -Ma'am .

M rs. Ouaid lost her kit. ls the sutler store open?

M m-hm m . l 'l l have M i nnie look after her.

Al l right, l have no idea what a d ress costs--

-H ey, keep you r money. - lf you need--

Than k you , Ross . l 'l l go check on them .

Can l hel p you down , ma'am?

[woman] Those fol ks i n the l nd ian Bu reau

oug ht to come out here and spend a few weeks

at Fort W i nslow or on a reservation .

The sickness , the-- the starvation ,

the cond itions those poor souls have to l ive u nder is nothi ng short of i n humane.

Come out here, they'd u nderstand .

I 'm afraid my wife has become a cham pion of the oppressed .

Don't pretend you don't ag ree, Ross McCowan .

Don't let hi m fool you .

It j ust ri les me the way the govern ment treats them , that's al l .

They're hu man bei ngs. They deserve to be treated as such .

And need l mention they were here fi rst?

-That'l l do-- -That they're dispossessed at our hand .

-And have received noth i ng . -That's enoug h !

[exhales]

I wi l l ...

You su ppose that, u m ...

You cou ld put up M rs. Ouaid?

U nti l the-- u nti l the stage comes th roug h?

I 'd love to, but the stage stopped ru nni ng six months ago.

Stopped?

[Ross] They could n't make a go of it.

H m m .

There's the su pply trai n , but it won't be here unti l Christmas .

[Joe] Wel l , M rs . Quaid , l 'm su re that you ...

u m , wou ld be comfortable u nti l-- u nti l then , u nti l Ch ristmas.

Christmas?

M m m .

I su ppose so.

I ...

l su ppose l have no choice.

You're more than welcome to stay.

I 'm su re we'l l fi nd plenty to keep you occu pied .

Than k you , Mi n nie.

Cigar?

I want to ask a favor of you .

I 've got a prisoner who needs escorted to Fort Pierce.

I d idn't want to say over supper, but now that you're headed i n that d i rection ,

l was wonderi ng if maybe you could

veer off a l ittle bit and deposit h i m for me.

W hy al l the way to Pierce?

That's where he deserted from .

Goi ng back to face the cou rts .

-For what? -Mu rder.

Chopped u p a whole hosti le fam i ly with an ax.

They say it was a hel l of a sight.

I 'l l take hi m for you .

-You're su re? -Mm m .

Listen , l 'l l u nderstand if you don't want to carry that ki nd of bu rden .

[sighs]

Ross, l 've been carryi ng that ki nd of burden for some ti me now.

[notes playi ng]

[sighs]

[cough i ng]

[Woodsen] Morn i ng , Captai n .

[sighs]

[Joe] Morn i ng .

How you holdi ng u p?

Al l right.

Wel l , if l don't breathe .

Wel l , then , don't breathe .

[ch uckles]

Cou ld be worse .

Cou ld have ended up l i ke Frenchie.

As you wel l know...

death rides on every hand .

I n this case, a ki nd of providence is watchi ng over you .

It don't feel right.

It don't feel right not hel pi ng you fi n ish what we started .

Feels l i ke l let you down , Joe.

You never let me down , Hen ry.

You never let me down . Not one ti me .

[Woodsen gaspi ng]

You're always...

Centered . Focused .

W ithout you on my flank,

l i kely wou ld have met my fate a long ti me ago. That's the truth .

I hate to do this, but m ight be the last ti me l see you .

It's been a real honor, Joe.

Servi ng u nder you .

Ai n't many a man that would have taken me i n .

I won't soon forget it.

You're a good man , Joe.

I 'd take you i n a h u nd red ti mes over, Henry.

There's no fi ner sold ier.

And l 'm tel l i ng you ,

you r daddy wou ld have been proud of you .

[sh ivers]

Al l right.

Any l uck, we'l l meet down the road .

[sn iffs]

-H en ry? -[sn iffles]

Take care of you rself.

[Woodsen] Yes, si r.

[Rosal ie] You've been truly generous .

I can't thank you enoug h for you r hospital ity.

[Mi n nie] lt's been our absol ute pleasure , dear.

And please, you take very good care of you rself, wi l l you?

I 'l l try.

Captai n .

I know l 'm an i nconvenience,

but l would rather be with you than j ust about anybody right now.

-Kidder. -Yes, si r?

Sadd le up a horse for M rs . Quaid .

Rig ht away, si r.

[Ross] Good morn i ng , Joe .

-Morni ng , Ross . - l trust you slept wel l ?

Never better.

-Sergeant Mal loy. -Captai n .

-Sergeant. -One of ou r fi nest.

He'l l be taki ng your prisoner to Fort Pierce .

Than k you for these. lt was very thoughtfu l of you .

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

You honor. . . by wear.

El k Woman .

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

-And th is is Nah kóheso. -[Ross] W here's Thomas?

[Mal loy] Col lecti ng W i l ls , si r.

-Colonel . -Corporal .

Captai n Blocker.

It's an honor to meet you , si r.

Godspeed .

W hen l seen it was you who was to escort me,

l said , "Coddam n , Ph i l , you r l uck's fi nal ly turned . "

It has turned , hasn't it, Joe?

You remem ber Wou nded Knee , don't you?

W hen we slaug htered them Reds someth i ng good?

Yeah , l remem ber.

I thought you wou ld .

I mean , how could you forget?

We was . . . on you r flank al l day long .

I carried a d ispatch to you from Colonel Reno.

M m m .

To tel l you the truth , l d id n't thi n k we were gonna get out al ive.

Watchi ng you work them Lakota

and the other bel l igerents , it was a sight to behold .

M ust have been how Custer had done it.

No.

Custer d id n't do it.

He met his end , as you wel l know.

Yeah , but sti l l ...

That old chief over there , he was. . . he was there that day, too.

[sn ickers]

Fun ny you're toti ng them savages u p north .

It goes to show thi ngs have changed ...

Before long , we'l l be g ivi ng them thei r land back.

W hat got i nto you?

I never laid a hand on anybody who did n't deserve it.

I don't know how you done it al l these years , Captai n .

Seei ng al l the th i ngs you've seen , doi ng al l the th i ngs you've done.

Makes you feel i n hu man after a wh i le.

You j ust gotta take you r d ues .

Suppose l wi l l .

But if it's j ust you and me tal ki ng ,

we both know it could j ust as easi ly be you sitti ng here i n these chai ns .

But l was j ust doi ng my job.

W hat's goi ng to happen to h i m?

They'l l hang hi m .

- I 'm gonna hel p them wash u p . -They can hand le it.

And so can l .

[mandol i n playi ng]

[Mal loy] ♪ Oh, how shall a sparrow fly ♪

♪ Or have the heart to sing ♪

♪ If all she can do is cry ♪

♪ About her broken wing ♪

[horse wh i nnies]

♪ If all she can do is cry ♪

♪ About her broken wing ♪

[Little Bear speaki ng Cheyenne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

Thomas , you stay with W i l ls.

Kidder, watch the cam p.

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

-[man 1 ] Cet u p. -[man 2] W hat?

[man 1 ] Get your fucki ng ass u p . l heard somethi ng .

You maki ng al l the noise out here?

H uh? Waki ng us the fuck up?

-[g runti ng] -[Rosal ie groani ng]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[Joe speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[man 1 ] lt's noth i ng .

[Joe] Metz.

Mal loy.

-[g u nshot] -[g runti ng]

[gru nts and screams]

[gru nti ng and scream i ng conti n ues]

-[kn ife stabs] -[man groans]

[noise stops]

[panti ng]

Mal loy's dead .

[cuts rope]

[gaspi ng]

[W i l ls] Reckon they're l ucky it was no Comanche rapi ng them .

They'd cut them stem to stern .

I once knew a woman down i n Texas whose nose was bu rnt clean to the bone .

Flesh gone. Nostri ls wide open .

Then they cut her beau's sack off, too,

and stuffed h is testicles i n h is mouth whi le he was sti l l sq ui rm i ng arou nd .

That's enough , W i l ls.

H m m , j ust tel l i ng the truth .

A man that's done what you done , tel l i ng the truth won't hel p .

How's that, Lieutenant?

You know what he means .

You and that yel low-eyed ch ief over there done worse than me.

Hel l of a lot worse and you know it.

I 've seen you butcher women and chi ld ren .

It ai n't right, j udg i ng me.

None of you .

I 'm a honest and decent man , and more than handy.

If you need me to watch them demons for you ,

l su re as hel l wi l l .

I foug ht alongside you . We're al l gui lty of someth i ng .

I 'm j ust aski ng for mercy.

Mercy.

W ho have you become, Joe?

Letti ng me die by the gal lows , savi ng th is savage . l mean ...

You ai n't who l thought you was .

I would've died for you .

And my brothers-i n-arms did d ie for you .

W hat d id you do? You sent 'em to thei r deaths .

You owe 'em .

M m-hm m . You owe 'em you r l ife.

Spitti ng on your men's graves savi ng th is savage .

And if you don't avenge them , then what d id they d ie for?

Kidder, put h i m back on the tree.

[Kidder] Yes , si r.

Get up. Come on .

You ai n't who l thought you was .

[Yel low Hawk coughi ng]

Morn i ng .

I 'm afraid that we're gonna have to break cam p and , u m ...

l was wonderi ng if you thi n k

that you m ight be able to ride or. . . um ...

l can get a travois ready for you .

I can ride.

Than k you .

Yes, ma'am .

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

I 'm gon na d rown out here, Captai n !

[Kidder] Shut up, W i l ls. We're al l wet.

Treati ng me worse than your goddam n an i mals !

Kidder, get h i m coffee when it lets u p .

Yes, si r.

[coughs]

[Joe] M rs . Ouaid?

You , u h . . . you okay i n here?

Need anyth i ng? A blanket or somethi ng?

I don't need anythi ng .

Than k you .

W here are you sleepi ng?

I 'l l have one of the boys fix me up a place here.

That's nonsense .

Get i n here and out of the rai n .

You su re?

-Of cou rse l 'm su re. -[Metz] Joe?

W hat're you doi ng , Tom my?

[horse wh i nnies]

I gotta move on .

W hat are you tal ki ng about?

You get back i nside you r tent. You're gon na freeze.

I don't feel anythi ng .

You've been a good friend , Joe.

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

Here .

Captai n don't want you freezi ng to death .

[W i l ls coughi ng]

Hey.

[gaspi ng and coughi ng]

You al l right?

Hold on .

Hold on .

[chai n rattl i ng]

Put you r head back.

[gru nts]

[gru nti ng conti n ues]

[th u nder ru m bl i ng]

[Kidder] Oh , jeez, don't-- don't shoot!

[gu nshot]

-[gasps] -[horse wh i nn ies]

Oh , God .

[Thomas] Captai n ! Captai n !

[gu nshots]

Oh , son of a bitch !

Ah , Jesus .

Kidder!

That bastard !

He j um ped you . l'l l get the horses .

No, no, no, no . l got h i m .

He'l l bleed out i nside a day.

Can't risk any more men's l ives for that son of a bitch .

[horse wh i nnies]

Tom my!

Get back here, Tom my!

Tom my!

[Yel low Hawk prayi ng i n Cheyen ne]

[prayi ng conti nues]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

Oh , Jesus , Captai n .

[stifled sobs]

He got hi m , si r.

He got hi m good .

Bury h i m?

[i n hales]

[sh udders]

[exhales]

Give me a moment.

And , Thomas , we set cam p here ton ight.

Yes, si r.

[Rosal ie] Sometimes I envy the finality of death.

The certai nty.

And l have to drive those thoughts away when l'm weak.

We'l l never get used to the Lord's rough ways, Joseph .

[Yel low Hawk coughs]

[cough i ng conti n ues]

Than k you for ki nd ness .

You r spi rit...

You ...

withi n me.

Me...

withi n you .

Than k you .

[coughs]

[Rosal ie] Montana?

[Joe] Yeah .

W i l l he make it?

He's taki ng h is last breaths .

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

Bi l ly Dixon .

Tul ly McClai n .

Edwi n Tate.

[cough i ng]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[stones clatter]

Thomas .

Name's Cyrus Lou nde.

These are my boys.

This here's my land and l want you the hel l off it.

I seen you trai psi ng th rough my fields with that sorry Red .

And l don't l i ke it one bit.

[Joe] M r. Lou nde.

This land here is his rig htfu l burial place .

[ch uckles]

W here we come from , Natives ai n't got no rights.

President's orders .

There ai n't no writi ng on no paper, president or not,

can tel l me what l can and can't do on my property.

Hey. l ai n't tel l i ng you one more ti me .

Get you r shit, your dead Cheyenne, and get the hel l out of here .

This is my land !

Now, goddam m it!

[gu n cocks]

-[sighs] -You j ust ai n't heari ng me.

You j ust ai n't heari ng me .

[Cyrus] We ai n't tel l i ng you one more ti me.

That savage stays here,

you better make room for several more rig ht next to hi m .

Wel l , he ai n't movi ng .

Someth i ng tel ls me you ai n't got the nerve to fi re that, woman .

[gu nshots]

[groans]

[groans]

[groans]

[gru nts]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[gru nts]

[Cyrus groani ng]

[groans]

[groan i ng conti n ues]

[Cyrus screams]

[Joe g runts]

[steam hissi ng]

[trai n wh istle]

[conductor] 4 : 30 outbou nd for Chicago.

4 : 30 . Last cal l . Ch icago .

Al l aboard .

Wel l ...

l su ppose this is it.

Came sooner than l thought.

You're a fi ne man , Joe Blocker.

We can't than k you enough .

[sobs]

[Joe speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[speaki ng Cheyen ne]

[Rosal ie] W hatever may come,

l want the best for you .

I ...

Come on .

Than k you .

[trai n wh istle blows]

[m usic playi ng]

[m usic playi ng]

[m usic fades out]