Hate and racism are the focus of "Ulzana's Raid," as experienced by a young officer with his first command. The film presented the raiders as savages with no context, except some story about taking someone's power.
This is a great, bleak, western from Aldrich. Lancaster is on top form as the grizzled, weary veteran, as is Davison, as the naive inexperienced lieutenant. Both are at opposite sides of how to deal with Ulzana, and they both recognise that they are the invaders of a land, and whose inhabitants will fight for their land. The movie makes it clear that both sides are brutal, and that both sides are complicit in the escalating violence.
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Ulzana's Raid
Ray Hopkin reviewed
Ulzana's Raid
July 6, 2026This is a great, bleak, western from Aldrich. Lancaster is on top form as the grizzled, weary veteran, as is Davison, as the naive inexperienced lieutenant. Both are at opposite sides of how to deal with Ulzana, and they both recognise that they are the invaders of a land, and whose inhabitants will fight for their land. The movie makes it clear that both sides are brutal, and that both sides are complicit in the escalating violence.
