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What conflict does Charlton Heston’s character face in The Savage?

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In the 1952 film The Savage, directed by George Marshall, the character played by Charlton Heston is a white settler who was raised by Native Americans. The central conflict he faces occurs when a war breaks out, leaving him torn between his two cultures.1