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Thunderheart

19926.3 / 10119 min

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

Two men from different worlds. Two cops after the same killer. Together they must uncover the secrets. Together they must discover the truth.

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

Cast

Val Kilmer

Ray Levoi

Sam Shepard

Frank Coutelle

Graham Greene

Walter Crow Horse

Fred Ward

Jack Milton

Fred Thompson

William Dawes

Sheila Tousey

Maggie Eagle Bear

Ted Thin Elk

Grandpa Sam Reaches

John Trudell

Jimmy Looks Twice

Julius Drum

Richard Yellow Hawk

Sarah Brave

Maisy Blue Legs

Allan R.J. Joseph

Leo Fast Elk

Sylvan Pumpkin Seed

Hobart

Patrick Massett

Agent Mackey

Rex Linn

FBI Agent

Brian A. O'Meara

FBI Agent

Duane Brewer

Ranger

Lewis C. Bradshaw

Ranger

Dennis Banks

Self

Candy Hamilton

School Teacher

Jerome Mack

Maggie's Kid

Tom M. LeBeau

Ray's Father

Bridgit P. Schock

Ray's Mother

Terry Graber

Doctor

David Crosby

Bartender

Jerry Allan

Drunken Brawler

Gordon Patterson

Helicopter Pilot

Robin J. Saderup

Helicopter Pilot

Buddy Red Bow

Man at Powwow

Sam Adams

Lakota Singer

Robin Black Bird

Lakota Singer

Floyd Charging Crow

Lakota Singer

Elroy Cross

Lakota Singer

Charles Davis

Lakota Singer

Ernest Red Elk

Lakota Singer

Kenneth J. Richards

Lakota Singer

Severt Young Bear Sr.

Lakota Singer

Carlin Orville Morrison

Powwow Singer

Verland Theodore Phelps

Powwow Singer

Calvin Timothy Red Elk Sr.

Powwow Singer

Tim Owen Taggart

Powwow Singer

Melvin Young Bear

Powwow Singer

Mike Breyer

Army Private (uncredited)

Tony D. Head

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Jason R. Lone Hill

(uncredited)

Crew

John Fusco

Screenplay

John Fusco

Producer

Robert De Niro

Producer

Michael Nozik

Executive Producer

Jane Rosenthal

Producer

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

Ian Crafford

Editor

Michael Apted

Director

Billy D. Lucas

Stunts

Tim A. Davison

Stunts

Lisa Clarkson

Casting

Susan Lyall

Costume Design

Dan Bishop

Production Design

Christopher Cronyn

Unit Production Manager

Chris Soldo

First Assistant Director

Jeff Okabayashi

Second Assistant Director

Dianna Freas

Set Decoration

Bill Ballou

Art Direction

Chris Newman

Sound Mixer

David Brace

Leadman

Jeff Butcher

Property Master

Jonathan Herron

Camera Operator

Eric Swanek

First Assistant Camera

Ralph Brandofino

First Assistant Camera

Dennis Maitland II

Boom Operator

Bill O'Leary

Chief Lighting Technician

Ted Churchill

Steadicam Operator

Randy Nolen

Steadicam Operator

Paul Taylor

Steadicam Operator

J. Michael Muro

Steadicam Operator

Tim Pershing

Key Grip

John K. Stirber

Special Effects Coordinator

Elizabeth Feldbauer

Wardrobe Supervisor

David Atherton

Makeup Artist

Joani Yarbrough

Hairstylist

Antoine Douaihy

Location Manager

James Ellis Deakins

Script Supervisor

David R. Ellis

Second Unit Director

Webster Whinery

Stunt Coordinator

Elliott Marks

Still Photographer

Joan Eisenberg

Unit Publicist

Paula Benson-Himes

Production Office Coordinator

Karen Day

Production Accountant

Lee Grubin

First Assistant Editor

Fred J. Brown

Supervising Sound Editor

Lucy Coldsnow-Smith

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Jim Henrikson

Music Editor

Shawn Murphy

Scoring Mixer

Nick Miller

Construction Coordinator

John Orlebeck

Transportation Coordinator

Janet Kalas

Charge Scenic Artist

Jody Hummer

Extras Casting

Michele Sharp

Sound Editor

Stan Siegel

Sound Editor

Teri E. Dorman

Dialogue Editor

Cindy Marty

Dialogue Editor

Jeff Gomillion

ADR Mixer

Jackson Schwartz

Foley Mixer

Edwin Bowden Jr.

Transportation Captain

Hugh Aodh O'Brien

Stunts

Bernie Pock

Stunts

Patricia Androff

Makeup Artist

Dennis Maguire

First Assistant Director

George Bamber

Second Second Assistant Director

Robert Friedman

Foley Artist

Rick Kline

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin O'Connell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joseph T. Sabella

Foley Artist

Michael Adams

Stunts

Grant Brittan

Stunts

William H. Burton Jr.

Stunts

Susan Rangitsch Cronyn

Stunts

Cliff Cudney

Stunts

Loren Cuny

Stunts

Marty Cuny

Stunts

R.B. Dunn

Stunts

Robbie Dunn

Stunts

Richard M. Ellis

Stunts

Terrance Eugene Fredericks

Stunts

Chris Hall

Stunts

Randy Hall

Stunts

Gene Hartline

Stunts

Steve McAuliff

Stunts

Mark J. Nelson

Stunts

Don Pulford

Stunts

Jeff Ramsey

Stunts

Andy Harris

Second Assistant Camera

Julie Nickol

Assistant Camera