The Deserter

The Deserter

104 mins | Action, Western | Dec. 4, 1970

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.

The Deserter

104 mins | Action, Western | Dec. 4, 1970

The Deserter
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Jadran Film, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Heritage Enterprises Inc.
Original title La spina dorsale del diavolo
Directors Burt Kennedy
Writers William H. James, Stuart J. Byrne, Massimo D'Avak, Clair Huffaker

Cast

Bekim Fehmiu

as Captain Victor Kaleb

John Huston

as General Miles

Richard Crenna

as Major Wade Brown

Chuck Connors

as Reynolds

Ricardo Montalban

as Natachai

Ian Bannen

as Cpt. Crawford

Brandon De Wilde

as Ferguson

Slim Pickens

as Sgt. Tattinger

Albert Salmi

as Schmidt

Woody Strode

as Jackson

Patrick Wayne

as Cpt. Bill Robinson

Fausto Tozzi

as Orozco

José Terrón

as Apache