Een groep trotse Cheyennes leeft onder erbarmelijke omstandigheden in een dor reservaat in Oklahoma. De stam besluit terug te keren naar hun oorspronkelijke jachtgebieden in de Rocky Mountains. De Amerikaanse president beveelt een cavalerie-afdeling de indianen op afstand te escorteren, want hij twijfelt tussen zijn humanitaire idealen en angst dat de eens beruchte Cheyennes opnieuw een oorlog zullen beginnen. Het wordt een helse tocht door de bergen, waarin het barre klimaat zijn tol eist van de groep.
Nee, helaas is Cheyenne Autumn nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Production | John Ford | Producer |
| Editing | David Hawkins | Editor |
| Writing | Howard Fast | Novel |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Editing | Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Production | Bernard Smith | Producer |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Beetson Jr. | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Peck | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Francis E. Stahl | Sound |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ralph Webb | Special Effects |
| Crew | Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather | Stunts |
| Crew | John Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Hall | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Bryan 'Slim' Hightower | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Juaregui | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Mapes | Stunts |
| Crew | John McKee | Stunts |
| Crew | Montie Montana | Stunts |
| Crew | Louise Montana | Stunts |
| Crew | Rudy Robbins | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunts |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Camera | Gerald Perry Finnerman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John R. Hamilton | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Doug Mathias | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | George R. Schrader | Grip |
| Camera | Harrold Weinberger | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luster Bayless | Costume Assistant |
| Production | Bill Cornford | Location Manager |
| Sound | Alex North | Conductor |
| Sound | Henry Brant | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Gil Grau | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alex North | Music Arranger |
| Directing | Ray Kellogg | Assistant Director |
