

Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties.
Acting
Elvis finally gets to brood, and he's genuinely affecting.
Direction
Siegel's lean, mean framing makes every showdown sting.

Director
Don Siegel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Elvis fought hard for this role after being frustrated with lightweight musicals; it's one of only two non-singing dramatic leads he ever played.
Siegel later called this his most personal film, seeing Pacer's alienation as mirroring his own Jewish outsider experience in Hollywood.