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Woman Walks Ahead
Biography, Drama, History
Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow (Jessica Chastain) as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer (Sam Rockwell) intent on war with Native Americans.
Directed by: Susanna White
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Sam Rockwell
Produced by: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Erika Olde, Rick Solomon, Andrea Calderwood
Written by: Steven Knight
Music by: George Fenton
Cinematography: Mike Eley
Edited by: Lucia Zucchetti
Production company: Black Bicycle Entertainment, Bedford Falls Productions, Potboiler Productions
Distributed by: A24, DirecTV Cinema
Release date: September 10, 2017 (TIFF), June 29, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 101 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Language: English, Lakota
Cast
Jessica Chastain as Catherine Weldon, Sitting Bull’s confidante and adviser
Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull
Sam Rockwell as Colonel Silas Grove
Ciarán Hinds as James McLaughlin, an Indian agent
Michael Nouri as Karl Valentine
Chaske Spencer as Chaska, a local lawman
Bill Camp as General Cook
Rulan Tangen as Susan McLaughlin
Rachel Singer as Dry Goods Assistant
Louisa Krause as Loretta
Lyle Sandoval as Tracker