IMDb
5.8 /10
313 votes


Drama · Western · 1983 · 1h 40min
SACRED GROUND tells the fact-based story of a mountain man and his Indian wife who happen upon a partially built cabin and finish it for their own home, not realizing that they occupy a sacred burial ground. A Paiute burial party clashes with the couple and in the ensuing skirmish, the wife is critically wounded while in the middle of childbirth. Bitter over her loss and needing a wetnurse for his baby, he steals one of the Paiute woman who had just lost a baby. In this modern version of Helen of Troy, the battle is on, as he takes on the whole band in a desperate attempt to survive. Written by Dale Roloff
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IMDb
5.8 /10
313 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43 /100
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TMDB
6.5 /10
6 votes
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Weighted average
5.5/10