Directed by
Heffron, Richard T., American, 1930 - 2007
Subject of
Nez Perce Tribe
Chief Joseph, 1840 - 1904
Howard, Oliver Otis, American, 1830 - 1909
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, American, 1852 - 1944
Whitmore, James, American, 1921 - 2009
Elliott, Sam, American, born 1944
Romero, Ned, American, 1926 - 2017
Redfearn, Linda, American, 1939 - 2014
Delgado, Emilio, American, born 1940
Owned by
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
Date
1975
Medium
(a) acetate film and polyester film,
(b-d) acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (Reel 1): 26 Minutes
Length (Film): 950 Feet
Duration (Reel 2): 26 Minutes
Length (Film): 950 Feet
Duration (Reel 3): 22 Minutes
Length (Film): 775 Feet
Duration (Reel 4): 25 Minutes
Length (Film): 900 Feet
Caption
This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
Description
A feature film with the title I Will Fight No More Forever. It consists of four (4) reels of color 16mm acetate and polyester films with optical sound. Based on a true story, the film chronicles the experiences of Chief Joseph (Ned Romero), a leader of the indigenous Nez Perce band whose resistance to the US government's attempts to forcibly remove them from their land and relocate them to a reservation catches the attention of General Oliver O. Howard (James Whitmore).
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Idaho, United States, North and Central America
Oregon, United States, North and Central America
Salmon River, Idaho, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
DC Public Library Film Collection
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
color films (visual works)
feature films
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Actors
American West
Film
Resistance
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Western films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2017.55.107.1a-d
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a332fc6f-9416-4f16-a2a8-9c97226b984f

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