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Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas
PlotIn the 1860s frontier, fur trapper Joe Bass is making his way home when he encounters a group of Native Americans who forcefully take his valuable furs, leaving him with a captured, educated slave named Joseph Lee in exchange. Resigned to his loss, Joe reluctantly teams up with Joseph, and despite their initial reluctance and conflicting temperaments, they start to form a begrudging partnership. As they navigate the treacherous terrain, they face numerous dangers, including wild animals and hostile parties.
Soon, they cross paths with Jim Howie, the ruthless leader of a band of scalphunters who deal in trading scalps for bounties. Howie and his gang are alerted to the fur cache Joe Bass was forced to abandon and quickly shift their attention from trading scalps to seizing the lucrative pelts. Joe and Joseph must outwit the scalphunters to reclaim what was taken and survive the growing threats from all sides. The journey tests their resilience and forces them to confront their differing worldviews as they battle for survival in a volatile and hostile environment.
Writers: William W. Norton
Release Date: 02 Apr 1968
Runtime: 102 min
Rating: Not Rated
Country: United States
Language: English
A vivid, well-acted Western with weak comedy and an unsharp climax; worth a watch for genre fans but not essential.
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