The Deadly Companions
ALONE... IN AN UNTAMED LAND -- WITH THREE MEN WHO FORCED THEIR WAY INTO HER LIFE!
1961 · 93 min · ★ 5.6 · Western
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.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah · Written by Albert Sidney Fleischman
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Maureen O'Hara Kit Tilden -
Brian Keith Yellowleg -
Steve Cochran Billy Keplinger -
Chill Wills Turk -
Strother Martin Parson -
Will Wright Doctor Acton -
James O'Hara Cal, General Store - P Peter O'Crotty Mayor of Hila City
- B Billy Vaughan Mead Tildon Jr.
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Chuck Hayward Card Sharp (uncredited) - H Hank Gobble Bartender (uncredited)
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Big John Hamilton Gambler (uncredited)
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