Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher

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After the American Civil War, many freed slaves head out West in search of free land and a better life. Former slave and Union Army sergeant Buck becomes a self-employed wagon master to wagon trains of freed slaves heading West. Buck knows the region well and he charges fair wages from the wagon trains employing him. He also has a working relationship with the local Indian tribes that charge trespassing fees from the wagon trains heading West across Indian lands. In return, t... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Buck and the Preacher:

Sidney Poitier
Harry Belafonte
Ruby Dee
Cameron Mitchell
Denny Miller
Nita Talbot

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After the American Civil War, many freed slaves head out West in search of free land and a better life. Former slave and Union Army sergeant Buck becomes a self-employed wagon master to wagon trains of freed slaves heading West. Buck knows the region well and he charges fair wages from the wagon trains employing him. He also has a working relationship with the local Indian tribes that charge trespassing fees from the wagon trains heading West across Indian lands. In return, they allow the settlers to move across Indian territory unhindered and to hunt a few buffalo needed to feed the wagon train settlers. However, not everyone in the region is friendly toward the black settlers traveling West. Owners of Southern plantations, dismayed by the loss of slave manpower that previously worked the plantations for free, hire band of white rogues and outlaws to prevent former black slaves from going West. In order to achieve this aim, the hired bands of rogues attack wagon trains and destroy the wagons, the supplies and the food resources of the former slaves. They threaten the black settlers with harm and they tell them to return to the Southern states where they came from and work the plantations. Wagon master Buck encourages the freed slaves to continue their trek westward and to not give up their dream of settling in the West. Knowing this, the band of rogues led by DeShay plans to capture and kill Buck. The DeShay gang sets up ambushes and traps but Buck always manages to avoid capture. The gang resides in the town of Copper Springs where the sheriff, an honest man, doesn't agree with the gang's ruthless tactics against wagon trains of freed slaves. Chased by the DeShay bunch, wagon master Buck and his tired horse arrive at a river where a black preacher, Reverend Willis Oakes Rutherford, is bathing. A desperate Buck switches horses with the preacher, against the man's will, and rides off to meet his wagon train. The preacher heads to Copper Springs where he bumps into DeShay's gang. Recognising Buck's horse, the gang interrogates the preacher about Buck's whereabouts. DeShay promises a 500 dollar reward to the preacher if the preacher finds Buck and captures or kills him. DeShay also instructs the preacher to convince all black settlers to turn back east toward the Southern plantations and abandon their trek Westward. The preacher agrees with DeShay and leaves town. Outside town he meets a wagon train formed of freed slaves and led by none other than Buck. After an angry exchange between the preacher and Buck, the preacher joins the wagon train. During the following days of travel, the preacher notices that all the money of the wagon train is kept in a money belt carried by one of the women around her waist. A few days later, a distrustful Buck orders the preacher to leave the wagon train and he himself rides away to scout the area and to pay in cash a right of passage to the local Indian tribe in behalf of the trespassing wagon train. The preacher follows Buck and he witnesses the payment made by Buck to the Indian chief for safe passage of the settlers. When Buck, followed by the preacher, returns to the wagon train, a gruesome scene awaits. DeShay's gang attacked the wagon train, stole the settlers' money, destroyed their food and supplies and even killed a few settlers. Heartbroken, the surviving settlers want to turn back but Buck encourages them to go on. Angry at the devastation, Buck and the preacher decide to ride to the town of Copper Springs and exact revenge on DeShay's gang and also try to retrieve the money DeShay stole from the black settlers. There only are two against many but Buck and the preacher are determined to do it.

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User Review - 10/10 by Keith HI watched this movie with my dad the first time I saw it and it has become one of my favorite movies of all time.
User Review - 10/10 by Pam Wmy dad took the whole family to see it. it's been a tradition to watch it together ever since. love black cowboys.
User Review - 8/10 by Saleem MGreat western with two of the premier African-American actors of their time... Ruby Dee was sexy, too :)
User Review - 8/10 by John RHave'nt seen this in a long time Classic
User Review - 8/10 by Christopher BAn alternative western; complete with guns, rifles, Indians, horse-thieving, and a small dusty town with a whore house. Typical Poitier stuff. With a grand performance by underrated Belafonte.
User Review - 8/10 by Ashley HBuck and the Preacher is an excellent film. It is about a wagon master and a con-man preacher who help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West. Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte give incredible performances. The screenplay is good but a little slow in places. Sidney Poitier also did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the adventure and drama. Buck and the Preacher is a must see.
User Review - 6/10 by Andrew SIt's cheesy, it's dumb but it's fun to watch and I promise you will have a good time but only worth a rental unless you can find it cheap.
User Review - 6/10 by Allan COkay western that gets credit for making telling a western story from a black perspective and not a blaxploitation/Fred Williamson type of grind house hyperbolic perspective. Sidney Poitier plays a wagon master who gets hooked up with a con man posing as a preacher. The two then help lead a wagon train of freed slaves to a safe homiest and protect the group from unscrupulous bounty hunters. The film has a comedic light touch, but does also manage to include social commentary that's pertinent to the modern race relations. Cameron Mitchell plays the main baddie and Benny Carter provides a catchy harmonica based score.
User Review - 6/10 by Paul DThoughtful western, but one true to its cinematic genre, so there's a good mix of gunplay and gritty no-nonsense characters whilst making its point, which in this case is both historically and contemporary relevant. Harry Belafonte puts in a fine performance alongside a steady one from Poitier - it's not his best, but is still pretty good.
User Review - 6/10 by david tI like the concept and think this is a film worth remaking with a bit more serious twist.

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