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The Deserter 1970 Directed by Burt Kennedy La spina dorsale del diavolo

A savage renegade and the chosen few... they followed him into Hell just for the chance to kill him!

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.

Production Countries Italy , USA , Yugoslavia
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Western
Release Date 4 December 1970
104 mins
Cast
Bekim Fehmiu
Bekim Fehmiu Captain Victor Kaleb
John Huston
John Huston General Miles
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna Major Wade Brown
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors Reynolds
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban Natachai
Ian Bannen
Ian Bannen Cpt. Crawford
Brandon De Wilde
Brandon De Wilde Ferguson
Slim Pickens
Slim Pickens Sgt. Tattinger
Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi Schmidt
Woody Strode
Woody Strode Jackson
Patrick Wayne
Patrick Wayne Cpt. Bill Robinson
Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi Orozco
José Terrón
José Terrón Apache
Crew
Director
Burt Kennedy
Burt Kennedy
Writer
Clair Huffaker
Clair Huffaker
Producers
Norman Baer
Norman Baer
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Ralph B. Serpe
Ralph B. Serpe
Cinematography
Aldo Tonti
Aldo Tonti
Composer
Piero Piccioni
Piero Piccioni
Editor
Frank Santillo
Frank Santillo
Production Design
Mario Chiari
Mario Chiari
Sound
Rocco Roy Mangano
Rocco Roy Mangano
Jim Willis
Jim Willis
Gerry Hambling
Gerry Hambling
Story
Stuart J. Byrne
Stuart J. Byrne
William H. James
William H. James
Massimo D'Avak
Massimo D'Avak
Art Direction
Aleksandar Milović
Aleksandar Milović
Costume Design
Elio Micheli
Elio Micheli
Makeup Artist
Giuliano Laurenti
Giuliano Laurenti
Hairstylist
Elda Magnanti
Elda Magnanti