Pillars of the Sky

The story of a people's faith and the courage of a man they called Godless!

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of racial tensions between Native Americans and white settlers in 1860s Oregon Country.

Western

Jeff Chandler

(First Sgt. Emmett Bell)

Dorothy Malone

(Calla Gaxton)

Ward Bond

(Dr. Joseph Holden)

Keith Andes

(Capt. Tom Gaxton)

Lee Marvin

(Sgt. Lloyd Carracart)

Sydney Chaplin

(Timothy)

Willis Bouchey

(Col. Edson Stedlow)

Michael Ansara

(Kamiakin)

Olive Carey

(Mrs. Anne Avery)

Charles Horvath

(Sgt. Dutch Williams)

Orlando Rodríguez

(Malachi)

Glen Kramer

(Lt. Winston)

Floyd Simmons

(Lt. Hammond)

Pat Hogan

(Jacob)

Felix Noriego

(Lucas)

Paul Smith

(Morgan)

Martin Milner

(Waco)

Robert Ellis

(Albie)

Ralph Votrian

(Music)

Walter Coy

(Maj. Donahue)

Alberto Morin

(Sgt. Maj. Frenchy Desmonde)

Richard Hale

(Isaiah)

Frank De Kova

(Zachariah)

Terry Wilson

(Capt. Fanning)

Philip Kieffer

(Maj. Randall)

Gilbert Conner

(Elijah)