Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.
James Stewart
as Tom Jeffords
Jeff Chandler
as Cochise
Debra Paget
as Sonseeahray
Basil Ruysdael
as Gen. Oliver Howard
Will Geer
as Ben Slade
Joyce Mackenzie
as Terry
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Milt Duffield
Robert Adler
as Lonergan - Stage Driver (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
as Stage Passenger (uncredited)
Chris Willow Bird
as Nochalo (uncredited)
Raymond Bramley
as Col. Bernall (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Miner (uncredited)