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.
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Production | John Ford | Producer |
| Sound | Alex North | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Hawkins | Editor |
| Production | Bernard Smith | Producer |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Writing | Howard Fast | Novel |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Screenplay |
| Editing | Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Pringle | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Francis E. Stahl | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Peck | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Beetson Jr. | Costume Design |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Crew | Eli Bo Jack Blackfeather | Stunts |
| Crew | Louise Montana | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Directing | Ray Kellogg | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ralph Webb | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bryan 'Slim' Hightower | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Juaregui | Stunts |
| Crew | John Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Mapes | Stunts |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Camera | John R. Hamilton | Still Photographer |
| Production | Bill Cornford | Location Manager |
| Crew | John McKee | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Williams | Stunts |
| Camera | George R. Schrader | Grip |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunts |
| Camera | Gerald Perry Finnerman | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Donna Hall | Stunts |
| Sound | Alex North | Conductor |
| Crew | Neil Summers | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Montie Montana | Stunts |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Gil Grau | Orchestrator |
| Lighting | Doug Mathias | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luster Bayless | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Henry Brant | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alex North | Music Arranger |
| Camera | Harrold Weinberger | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Rudy Robbins | Stunts |
