Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

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1969 · 128 min · ★ 6.6 · Adventure, Action, Western

A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Written by Carl Foreman

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