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01/08/1967 Western, War 1h 28m
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Two violent men... and a violated woman!

Overview

During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and they soon find themselves in a battle with the Union search party who also is unaware of the war's end.

  1. Phil Karlson

    Director

  2. Roger Corman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Glenn Ford

    Tom Wolcott

  2. George Hamilton

    Dorrit Bentley

  3. Inger Stevens

    Emily Biddle

  4. Paul Petersen

    Blue Lake

  5. Todd Armstrong

    Lt. 'Pru' Prudessing

  6. Max Baer Jr.

    Sgt. Luther Liskell

  7. Kenneth Tobey

    Sgt. Cleehan

  8. Timothy Carey

    Billy Cat

  9. Harry Dean Stanton

    Sgt. Dan Way

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-01-27
Protracted mess that's nearly saved by the high action quota.

Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops. This in spite of the fact that the war has just been declared over...

Directed by Phil Karlson with Roger Corman on hand for uncredited duties, this stands up as an odd, interesting, but messy Western. The production problems involved do show, for we get a pic that more or less consists of similar scenes strung together as a whole. The pursued can be found squabbling and bickering, in fighting and macho posturing, while the pursuers do ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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