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"...when the running stops and the bullets begin"

1973

1h 38m

6.2(31 votes)

Western

Overview

Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.

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Rent

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Rock Hudson

Chuck Jarvis

Rock Hudson

Acting

Dean Martin

Bill Massey

Dean Martin

Acting

Susan Clark

Kate Jarvis

Susan Clark

Acting

Donald Moffat

Art Williams

Donald Moffat

Acting

John McLiam

F.J. Wilson

John McLiam

Acting

Charles Baca

Martinez

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Acting

Jackson D. Kane

Clem (as Jackson Kane)

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Art

Ben Zeller

Perry Williams

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Acting

John Gill

Earl Cole (as John Richard Gill)

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Philip L. Mead

Jack Bonney

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Rita Rogers

Girl

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Victor Mohica

Big Eye (as Vic Mohica)

Victor Mohica

Acting

Raleigh Gardenhire

Joe Williams

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Ed Begley Jr.

Pook

Ed Begley Jr.

Acting

Dan Boydston

Rawls

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Richard Romancito

Tracker #1 (uncredited)

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