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Brock Peters plays Benji, a former slave and Civil War veteran who is adopted by kindly-old-white-man Burl Ives ('Mcmasters'), and given title to the old man's farm. Conflict with the racist locals, led by the chilling Jack Palance as Kolby, ensues, leading to a violent conclusion.
The McMasters: Directed by Alf Kjellin. With Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine, Nancy Kwan. When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.
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- Action, Drama, Western
- Alf Kjellin
- 1971-09
An Indian (David Carradine) and his tribe help a rancher (Burl Ives) and a former slave (Brock Peters) fight outlaws after the Civil War.
- Alf Kjellin
- Western
- Burl Ives
The McMasters is a 1970 American Western film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine and Nancy Kwan. Producer Monroe Sachson had made The Incident with Brock Peters and the two were looking around for another film to make together.
Jul 21, 2019 · Review: One of the first Westerns to focus on the issue of post-Civil War racism, this is a violent and somewhat crudely made film. Brock Peters is solid, but his character is unreasonably naive about the difficulties he’s going to face in a town where one of the leaders is an ex-Civil War officer who lost an arm in the war.
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When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.
The McMasters is an ugly, hateful film. When it isn't wallowing in the wretchedness of all men, it sermonizes at you with shouted platitudes. It's the kind of film that seems eager to combat racism by being unaccountably racist.
