
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 who has a message 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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 who has a message 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.
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| User ReviewMaria DIs it my imagination or is this terrific, somewhere in the league of Peckinpah or Aldrich? George Hamilton (George Hamilton?!) is terrific as Bentley, the murderous Rebel captain bent on revenging himself on the Yankee major (Glenn Ford, imperturbable as always yet effective here) in charge of his prison camp--the major's only offense? He extended the captain 'every imaginable courtesy.' Improbable yet Karlson--with some input, reportedly, from Roger Corman--manages to make you not only believe it, but nudge you to the edge of your seat, wondering how the whole painful, perverse affair plays out. With the vivid Inger Stevens as the hapless missionary caught between the two officers--not only does she pay a price, she finds herself implicated along with the rest. Can't believe no one--far as I can tell, after a few google searches--has written about this. |
| User Reviewjay nSomewhat scattered drama set in the last days of the Civil War. Glenn Ford is the top billed star but he disappears for almost the entire middle of the film and it's really George and Inger's show. |