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Overview

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Director:

Tom Gries

Writers:

Alistair MacLean (novel)
Alistair MacLean (screenplay)

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Release Date:

25 December 1975 (Finland) more

Tagline:

Revenge Mystery Danger Ambush more

Plot:

Train with medical supplies and small U.S. Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Finally, someone read the book BEFORE making the movie! more (34 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Charles Bronson ... Deakin

Ben Johnson ... Pearce

Richard Crenna ... Governor Fairchild

Jill Ireland ... Marica
Charles Durning ... O'Brien
Ed Lauter ... Major Claremont
Bill McKinney ... Reverend Peabody
David Huddleston ... Dr. Molyneux
Roy Jenson ... Chris Banion
Rayford Barnes ... Sergeant. Bellew
Scott Newman ... Rafferty
Robert Tessier ... Levi Calhoun
Joe Kapp ... Henry
Archie Moore ... Carlos
Sally Kirkland ... Jane-Marie
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Additional Details

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt's final movie credit. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The locomotive and all the cars have automatic couplers and air brakes, neither of which were in general use until the 1880s. more

Quotes:

Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce: There's more ways to pacify Indians than shootin' holes in them! more

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Featured in Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002) (TV) more


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21 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Finally, someone read the book BEFORE making the movie!, 25 March 1999
Author: BikeBill from La Crosse, WI, USA

Alistair MacLean has always been one of my favorite authors, dating back to my high-school days in the mid-'60s. He has written many outstanding books, and many films have been made from them. Too many times, however, the title is the only thing that remains the same.

Not in this case, however. Either MacLean himself was involved with this film, or the director actually read the book first before starting, as this film is faithful to the book. A rarity indeed.

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