How realistic was the Native American Indian culture shown in the movie?
Every effort was made by everybody to go the extra mile and take the authenticity very seriously. We could have shot in California but we went to South Dakota to shoot the Wounded Knee massacre, and we did it with Lakota people and a medicine man who was their spiritual leader, Sonny Richards, who trained people in the ritual of the song that I also got permission to sing later in the film. When we shot the massacre scene, even the most hardened crewmembers were moved. There was a silence and respect that you dont usually see on a movie set. This is a great adventure story and we wanted to do it right and with respect for the Arab culture and the Native American Indian culture. How physically demanding was this film? Did you have to use doubles or stuntmen? I think you can see when you watch this movie that there isnt much doubling or computer work. What special effects were used were subtle, and didnt drive the movie. As far as the movie being hard, certainly after the experience of w
