The Deserter

Dec 4, 1970

1h 44m

★ 6.0

A savage renegade and the chosen few... they followed him into Hell just for the chance to kill him!

Overview

A young cavalry officer finds his woman tortured by the Apaches and blames the Army for not properly protecting the outpost, so becomes a deserter and an avenger, stalking and killing Indians without warning.

Genres

Action

Western

Production Companies

Jadran Film

Heritage Enterprises Inc.

DDL Cinematografica

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Cast

Captain Victor Kaleb

Bekim Fehmiu

General Miles

John Huston

Major Wade Brown

Richard Crenna

Reynolds

Chuck Connors

Natachai

Ricardo Montalban

Cpt. Crawford

Ian Bannen

Ferguson

Brandon De Wilde

Sgt. Tattinger

Slim Pickens

Schmidt

Albert Salmi

Jackson

Woody Strode

Cpt. Bill Robinson

Patrick Wayne

Orozco

Fausto Tozzi

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6.2

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6.3

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6.3

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6.8

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5.4

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6.3

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6.9

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6.8

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7.0

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5.5

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6.6

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6.6

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5.0

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5.5

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7.0

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6.5

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