---
title: 'Tonka (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis R. Foster'
released: '1958-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/tonka-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052300/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Tonka (1958)

1958 · 97 min · Drama, Western, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

Tonka is a 1958 American Western film directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Sal Mineo as a Sioux who survived the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The film is based on the book Comanche: Story of America's Most Heroic Horse by David Appel, and depicts the fictional story of the Indian and US Cavalry owners of the horse of the title.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis R. Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-r-foster)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis R. Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-r-foster), [Lillie Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillie-hayward)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Oliver Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-wallace)
- **Producer:** [Walt Disney](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-disney), [James C. Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-c-pratt)
- **Director of Photography:** [Loyal Griggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/loyal-griggs)
- **Editor:** [Ellsworth Hoagland](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellsworth-hoagland)

## Cast

- [Rafael Campos](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-campos)
- [Joy Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/joy-page)
- [Sydney Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-smith)
- [John War Eagle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-war-eagle)
- [Robert Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-henry)
- [Sal Mineo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-mineo)
- [Jerome Courtland](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-courtland)
- [Herbert Rudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rudley)
- [Britt Lomond](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-lomond)
- [Gregg Martell](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-martell)
- [H. M. Wynant](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-m-wynant)
- [Philip Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-carey)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)

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Official site: http://movies.disney.com/tonka
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/tonka-1958
Film facts: Wikidata (Q3531605); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.