"Against the Law...Against the Odds...Against the Land Itself"

1974

1h 39m

5.6(42 votes)

Western

Overview

After a bank robbery, runaway Scottish outlaw Arch Deans and his young half-breed Kiowa partner Billy Two Hats develop a father-son relationship, but Sheriff Henry Gifford is determined to capture or kill them.

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Gregory Peck

Arch Deans

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Desi Arnaz Jr.

Billy Two Hats

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Jack Warden

Sheriff Henry Gifford

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David Huddleston

Copeland

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Sian Barbara Allen

Esther Spencer

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John Pearce

Spencer

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Dawn Little Sky

Copeland's Squaw

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Vincent St. Cyr

Indian Leader

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Henry Medicine Hat

Indian

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Zeev Berlinsky

Indian

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Antony Scott

Indian

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Crew

Vic Armstrong

Harry Sweets Bradley (uncredited)

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