The Deserter

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

Mar 25 1971 PG 1h 40m

Western

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.

Plot

Bitter over his wife's death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts the cavalry and disappears into the southwestern wasteland. But when marauding Apaches set up a stronghold just out of the cavalry's reach in Mexico, Kaleb is given amnesty in exchange for leading a small band of especially trained soldiers to wipe out the Indian stronghold.

Written by

Stuart J. Byrne, William H. James, Massimo D'Avak

Directed by

Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi

Cast

Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors

Crew

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Production Countries

Yugoslavia, United States of America, Italy

Production Companies

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Heritage Enterprises Inc., Jadran Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

N/A

Scores

# of Votes

548

Average Rating

6.2 out of 10

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