I Will Fight No More Forever is a 1975 made-for-television movie starring James Whitmore

James Whitmore

James Allen Whitmore, Jr. was an American film and stage actor.-Early life:Born in White Plains, New York, to Florence Belle and James Allen Whitmore, Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York, before graduating from The Choate School in...

 as General Oliver O. Howard

Oliver O. Howard

Oliver Otis Howard was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War...

 and Ned Romero

Ned Romero

Ned Romero is an American actor and opera singer who has appeared in television and film.Romero was born in Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in South Louisiana, the son of Anna and Sidney Romero. His ancestry is Chitimacha Native American, as well as Spanish and French...

 as Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph

Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, popularly known as Chief Joseph, or Young Joseph was the leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other "non-treaty" Nez Perce to a reservation in Idaho...

. It is a dramatization of Chief Joseph's resistance to the U.S. government's forcible move of his Nez Perce Indian tribe to a reservation in Idaho. Jeb Rosebrook and Theodore Strauss were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...

 for Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay. Robert K. Lambert received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special.

Cast

• James Whitmore as General Oliver O. Howard
• Ned Romero as Chief Joseph
• Sam Elliott
  Sam Elliott
  Samuel Pack "Sam" Elliott is an American actor. His rangy physique, thick horseshoe moustache, and deep, resonant voice match the iconic image of a cowboy or rancher, and he has often been cast in such roles.-Early life:Sam Elliott was born in Sacramento, California, to a physical training...
  
   as Captain Wood
• John Kauffman as Wahlitits
• Emilio Delgado
  Emilio Delgado
  Emilio Delgado is an American actor. He is best known for his long-running role as Luis, the friendly Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street. Delgado joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971 and recently completed Season 41 with the show. He began his professional...
  
   as Olloket
• Nick Ramus
  Nick Ramus
  Nickolas G. Ramus was a Native American actor, best known for his appearances on television. He was a Blackfoot.He appeared as Chief Lost Eagle of the Arapaho in the miniseries "Centennial" He also appeared in the 1993 TNT TV film Geronimo about the historical Apache warrior with the same name.He...
  
   as Rainbow
• Linda Redfearn as Toma
• Frank Salsedo
  Frank Salsedo
  Frank "Grey Wolf" Salsedo is a Native American actor. He is often cast in smaller parts centered on his Native American heritage.-Film:-Television:1990Quantum Leap Episode: "Freedom, November 22, 1970Grandfather: Mr. Washakee 1998...
  
  as White Bird
• Vince St. Cyr as Chief Looking Glass
• Delroy White as Colonel Gibbon
• Lance Hool as Sergeant Giles
• Charles Ynfante as Yellow Wolf