Overview
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and they soon find themselves in a battle with the Union search party who also is unaware of the war's end.
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Tom Wolcott
- George Hamilton as Dorrit Bentley
- Inger Stevens as Emily Biddle
- Paul Petersen as Blue Lake
- Todd Armstrong as Lt. 'Pru' Prudessing
- Max Baer Jr. as Sgt. Luther Liskell
- Kenneth Tobey as Sgt. Cleehan
- Timothy Carey as Billy Cat
- Harry Dean Stanton as Sgt. Dan Way
- Richard X. Slattery as Cpl. Paddy Darling