The Deserter (The Devil's Backbone) (1971)

1971 · Movie · 100 min. · Italy

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.

Direction Niksa Fulgosi · Burt Kennedy

Cast Bekim Fehmiu · Richard Crenna · Chuck Connors · Ricardo Montalban · Ian Bannen · Brandon De Wilde · Slim Pickens · Woody Strode · Albert Salmi · Patrick Wayne · John Huston · Fausto Tozzi

Soundtrack Piero Piccioni

Screenplay Stuart J. Byrne · Clair Huffaker · William H. James

Cinematography Aldo Tonti

Original title La spina dorsale del diavolo (The Deserter)

Also known as The Deserter · The Devil's Backbone


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