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Battles of Chief Pontiac is a american film of genre Drama directed by Felix E. Feist released in USA on 8 december 1952 with Lex Barker
Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
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Add to a movie listBattles of Chief Pontiac is a 1952 American quasi historical film directed by Felix E. Feist. The drama features Lex Barker, Helen Westcott and Lon Chaney Jr..
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Conflict between Ottawa Native Americans, led by Chief Pontiac, and the British.Actors
Lex Barker
(Lt. Kent McIntire)
Helen Westcott
(Winifred Lancaster)
Lon Chaney, Jr.
(Chief Pontiac)
Berry Kroeger
(Col. von Weber)
Roy Roberts
(Maj. Gladwin)
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