The Shadow of Chikara

1977
PG
1h 54m

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Two former Confederate captains set out to recover diamonds hidden in the mountains of Arkansas but a native spirit named Chikara is said to protect the sacred mountains against intruders.Two former Confederate captains set out to recover diamonds hidden in the mountains of Arkansas but a native spirit named Chikara is said to protect the sacred mountains against intruders.Two former Confederate captains set out to recover diamonds hidden in the mountains of Arkansas but a native spirit named Chikara is said to protect the sacred mountains against intruders.

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5.3/10

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Trivia
Horses were led off a cliff and filmed falling to their deaths. The sequences are featured in the film.

Goofs
Dynamite was not invented until 1867 in Sweden, two years after the setting of the story. It was not in general use in the U.S. for many years thereafter.

Alternate versions
The UK DVD (released as "Curse of Demon Mountain") is cut by 6 secs to remove shots of two horses falling down a mountain side.

Connections
Featured in Dr. Cadaver's Monster Horror Theatre: Curse of Demon Mountain (1998)

Soundtracks
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
by Robbie Robertson
Performed by The Band

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8/10

Deserving of a first class DVD presentation

On Friday 14th May 1982 this was the first film I ever recorded on a VCR - thats why I remember it so vividly - and I loved it. Yesterday I finally tracked it down on DVD under the title Curse of the Demon Mountain in the UK.

This has to be the worst official DVD release I have ever seen. I was still able to enjoy the movie, it is (in my opinion) a masterpiece of the horror/western cinema subgenre, but the film transfer was awful.

Sound was poor, colours went from over exposed to faded, the film was full frame (despite being shot in Panavision) and the sound went totally muted whenever an insult was hurled! Talk about censorship! The horse fall was there, the bloody battle at the start, the arrow in the arm, but any old insult gets censored out! Unbelievable.

Its about time Chikara got the DVD treatment it deserves. Full 2.35 to 1 widescreen, with loads of extras. I would love to see it that way.

And I would happily pay good money for the chance!