A Time for Killing

Aug 1, 1967

1h 28m

★ 4.6

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.

Genres

Western

War

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Tom Wolcott

Glenn Ford

Dorrit Bentley

George Hamilton

Emily Biddle

Inger Stevens

Blue Lake

Paul Petersen

Lt. 'Pru' Prudessing

Todd Armstrong

Sgt. Luther Liskell

Max Baer Jr.

Sgt. Cleehan

Kenneth Tobey

Billy Cat

Timothy Carey

Sgt. Dan Way

Harry Dean Stanton

Cpl. Paddy Darling

Richard X. Slattery

Lt. Shaffer

Harrison Ford

Owelson

Kay E. Kuter

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