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The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions
★ 5.6/10•1961•1h 33m•NR•Western

ALONE... IN AN UNTAMED LAND -- WITH THREE MEN WHO FORCED THEIR WAY INTO HER LIFE!

An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

Sam Peckinpah · Director

Albert Sidney Fleischman · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 6, 1961

Actors

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara

Kit Tilden

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Yellowleg

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Billy Keplinger

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Turk

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Parson

Will Wright

Will Wright

Doctor Acton

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

Cal, General Store

Peter O'Crotty

Mayor of Hila City

Billy Vaughan

Mead Tildon Jr.

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Card Sharp (uncredited)

Hank Gobble

Bartender (uncredited)

Big John Hamilton

Big John Hamilton

Gambler (uncredited)

Riley Hill

Riley Hill

Gambler (uncredited)

Robert Sheldon

Gambler (uncredited)

Buck Sharpe

Apache Indian (uncredited)

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