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Tonka

Tonka

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 25, 1958

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

User Score

63%

Original Title

Tonka

Director

Lewis R. Foster

Description

Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.