A Western war movie from the director of The Dirty Dozen is on TV tonight

Quentin Tarantino has hailed it as "one of the greatest Westerns of the '70s".

Based loosely on true events, the film is set in the 1880s and follows Lt. DeBuin (Bruce Davison), a young officer in the US Army Cavalry.

DeBuin is given a small company to track down the ruthless Apache leader Ulzana (Joaquin Martinez).

Accompanying the lieutenant's troop is McIntosh (Burt Lancaster), an experienced scout, and Ke-Ni-Tay (Jorge Luke), an Apache guide.

As DeBuin's mission descends into violence, the young officer is compelled to learn from the older, grizzled McIntosh and to confront his own naivety and hidden prejudices.

Though not a hit at the time of release, the reputation of Ulzana's Raid has grown in the decades since.

In particular, Aldrich's gritty direction and the movie's screenplay by Alan Sharp, showing how violence begets violence, have been singled out for praise.

Regarding the latter, many view the Western as an allegory for America's war with Vietnam.

One noteworthy admirer of Ulzana's Raid is beloved filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who has called it "one of the greatest Westerns of the '70s".

The Western war movie is airing on TV tonight on the channel Legend at 9pm. The film is also available to purchase from the Sky Store for €6.99.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

The Girl on the Train - Sky Showcase - 9pm

Emily Blunt leads the cast of this solid psychological thriller about an alcoholic divorcée who becomes involved in a missing person investigation.

Police Academy - ITV4 - 9pm

The '80s cop comedy that spawned a franchise.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage - Film4 - 9pm

Tom Hardy's Venom faces off against Woody Harrelson's Carnage in this superhero sequel.

Pineapple Express - Comedy Central - 10pm

Two stoners (James Franco and Seth Rogen) go on the run after one of them witnesses a murder in this action comedy.

Crush - Film4 - 10.55pm

A 2022 coming-of-age rom-com with 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Soldier Blue - Legend - 11.05pm

Another '70s revisionist Western.