Movie

Pillars of the Sky

Released: September 14, 1956 (1956)

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genres: Western

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Olive Carey as Mrs. Anne Avery
Age at release: 60
Ward Bond as Dr. Joseph Holden
Age at release: 53
Willis Bouchey as Col. Edson Stedlow
Age at release: 49
Jeff Chandler as First Sgt. Emmett Bell
Age at release: 37
Keith Andes as Capt. Tom Gaxton
Age at release: 36
Charles Horvath as Sgt. Dutch Williams
Age at release: 35
Michael Ansara as Kamiakin
Age at release: 34
Dorothy Malone as Calla Gaxton
Age at release: 32
Lee Marvin as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Age at release: 32
Sydney Chaplin as Timothy
Age at release: 30

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Philip Kieffer as Maj. Randall
Age at release: 70
Richard Hale as Isaiah
Age at release: 63
Alberto Morin as Sgt. Maj. Frenchy Desmonde
Age at release: 53
Walter Coy as Maj. Donahue
Age at release: 47
Frank De Kova as Zachariah
Age at release: 46
Pat Hogan as Jacob
Age at release: 36
Floyd Simmons as Lt. Hammond
Age at release: 33
Terry Wilson as Capt. Fanning
Age at release: 33
Orlando Rodríguez as Malachi
Age at release: 27
Paul Smith as Morgan
Age at release: 27
Felix Noriego as Lucas
Age at release: 25
Martin Milner as Waco
Age at release: 24
Robert Ellis as Albie
Age at release: 23
Ralph Votrian as Music
Age at release: 22
Glen Kramer as Lt. Winston
Age at release: Unknown
Gilbert Conner as Elijah
Age at release: Unknown