The Deserter

Directed by Burt Kennedy

PG

1970 1h 35mAction, Western,

6.26.0

Bitter over his wife's death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts the cavalry and disappears into the southwestern wasteland. But when marauding Apaches set up a stronghold just out of the cavalry's reach in Mexico, Kaleb is given amnesty in exchange for leading a small band of especially trained soldiers to wipe out the Indian stronghold.

Cast of The Deserter

Bekim FehmiuCaptain Victor Kaleb
John HustonGeneral Miles
Richard CrennaMajor Wade Brown
Chuck ConnorsReynolds
Ricardo MontalbanNatachai
Ian BannenCpt. Crawford
Brandon De WildeFerguson
Slim PickensSgt. Tattinger
Albert SalmiSchmidt
Woody StrodeJackson
Patrick WayneCpt. Bill Robinson
Fausto TozziOrozco
José TerrónApache
Burt KennedyDirector
Clair HuffakerScreenplay
Guy LuongoAssociate Producer
Dino De LaurentiisProducer
Ralph B. SerpeProducer
Norman BaerProducer
Aleksandar MilovićArt Direction
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The Deserter Trivia

The Devil's Backbone was released on December 4, 1970.

The Devil's Backbone was directed by Burt Kennedy.

The Devil's Backbone has a runtime of 1 hr 35 min.

The Devil's Backbone was produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Ralph B. Serpe, Norman Baer.

The key characters in The Devil's Backbone are Captain Victor Kaleb (Bekim Fehmiu), General Miles (John Huston), Major Wade Brown (Richard Crenna).

The Devil's Backbone is rated PG.

The Devil's Backbone is an Action, Western, Drama film.

The Devil's Backbone has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.

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