The Desperate Mission

Nov 20, 1969

1h 36m

★ 4.6

They burned his house ... Raped his wife ... Ravaged his land ...

Overview

A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francisco.

Genres

Western

Action

Adventure

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

Montalban Enterprises Production

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Joaquin Murieta

Ricardo Montalban

Three-Finger Jack

Slim Pickens

Morgan

Rosey Grier

Arkansaw

Jim McMullan

Shad Clay

Earl Holliman

Otilla Ruiz

Ina Balin

Gant

Robert J. Wilke

Claudina

Miriam Colon

Don Miguel Ruiz

Anthony Caruso

Dolores the Bartender

Eddra Gale

Diego Campos

Armando Silvestre

First Monk

José Chávez

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