The Unforgiven (1960 film)
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The Unforgiven was an American western film released in 1960. The film was directed by John Huston and starred Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford and Lillian Gish. The story was based upon a novel by Alan Le May.
The film tells the story of a frontier family fighting to survive when it is discovered that one of them—played by Hepburn—is actually a Native American who had been secretly adopted by the white family. The film spotlighted the issues of racism in the Old West.
Aside from the unusual casting of Hepburn, the film is most notable for its behind the scenes drama. Production was suspended for several months in 1959 after Hepburn broke her back when she fell off a horse while rehearsing a scene. Although she eventually recovered, the accident was blamed for a subsequent miscarriage Hepburn suffered. According to several published biographies of Hepburn, Huston blamed himself for the accident and subsequently all but disowned the film, although he did complete it when Hepburn was well enough to return to work. Hepburn took the next year off work in order to successfully have a child, and returned to the screen in 1961 with ''Breakfast at Tiffany's.
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