The Films of Charlton Heston - DVD

Six-disc set includes The Savage (1952)As a boy, Jim Aherne (Charlton Heston) was the sole survivor of a Crow wagon train attack-and, found by the Sioux, was raised to manhood by their chief. With gold found in the Black Hills, he's sent to discover if the government intends to recognize the tribe's treaty, and ingratiates himself at a cavalry fort posing as a local trapper. However, when the triangular tension between Sioux, Crow, and soldiers claims the life of his adoptive sister, can he stop further bloodshed? Susan Morrow, Peter Hansen co-star. 95 min. C/Rtg NR Pony Express (1953)Rousing western adventure about the founding of the Pony Express stars Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody and Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickok, who battle the weather, California secessionists, and marauding Sioux Indians to get the mail-delivery service off and running. Rhonda Fleming, Michael Moore, and Jan Sterling also star. 101 min. C/Rtg NR Secret Of The Incas (1954)Soldier of fortune Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) didn't want to be giving guided tours in Peru forever, and he thought his lead to a legendary Incan artifact would be his ticket out. Pilfering a plane to Machu Picchu, the prize may finally be within his grasp-if his treacherous colleague (Thomas Mitchell) doesn't get there first. Effective location-shot adventure said to have helped inspire "Raiders of the Lost Ark" co-stars Robert Young, Nicole Maurey, Glenda Farrell, Yma Sumac. 98 min. C/Rtg NR The Naked Jungle (1954)Classic adventure tale stars Charlton Heston as Christopher Leiningen, the owner of a South American cocoa plantation under siege by Marabunta, deadly army ants capable of destroying anything in their path. Can Leiningen and mail-order bride Joanna (Eleanor Parker) defeat the seemingly unstoppable force of nature before it lays waste to everything they have? Abraham Sofaer, William Conrad also st