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The Deserter (Italian: La Spina Dorsale Del Diavolo), also known as The S.O.B.s and The Devil's Backbone is a 1970 Italian-Yugoslav American international co-production Western film produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It was directed by Burt Kennedy and written by Clair Huffaker.
Jan 14, 2022 · After his wife is raped and killed by Apache Indians during a massacre at a church mission, Capt. Victor Kaleb (Bekim Fehmiu) shoots Col. Wade Brown (Richard Crenna), who he holds responsible for...
- 96 min
- 8.5K
- Retrospective - Classic Movies
Feb 23, 2024 · After witnessing his wife being tormented by Apaches and blaming the Army for failing to adequately guard the outpost, a young cavalry lieutenant deserts and becomes an avenger, following and ...
- 96 min
- 124.6K
- Absolute Westerns
The Deserter. 1970 · 1 hr 36 min. PG. Western. A deserter, who blames the army for his wife’s death, is offered a pardon in exchange for leading a raid against an Apache stronghold. Starring: Bekim Fehmiu Richard Crenna Chuck Connors Ricardo Montalban Ian Bannen. Directed by: Burt Kennedy.
- Burt Kennedy
- 96 min
- January 1, 1970
Mar 25, 1971 · The Devil's Backbone: Directed by Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi. With Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors, Ricardo Montalban. Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.
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- Drama, Western
- Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi
- 1971-03-25
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.
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PlotA US Army cavalry unit returns from a two week patrol to find the inhabitants of a Christian mission near its home fort have been killed by Apache Indian...