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Mackenna's Gold (1969) More at IMDbPro »

Sheriff McKenna (Peck) kills an old Indian Chief in a shootout. While going through a sack, he discovers an old Map that leads to "Canyon del Oro." Soon McKenna becomes surrounded with a rag tag group of citizens and criminals who want part of the Gold for themselves. During their journey the encouner hostility from within and outside the group. While traveling towards the Canyon on horseback, the group has to face attacks from hostile Indian tribes, and deal with descrimination from within the group's members against each other. During their journey the group increases with newcomers who also have dreams of their own about the Gold and what they want it for? After they reached the Canyon, all bets are off and everyone is out for themselves as they greedily begin to stack rocks of gold in their pockets and in horses' side satchels. Meanwhile, the spirit of the old Indian Chief begins to cause the walls of the Canyon to collapse to bury the gold. It will be a miracle if any of them could escape from the wrath of old Chief's destructive spirit and would get out of the Canyon alive? I remember seeing Ted Cassidy, AKA "Lurch" from the "Adam's Family", playing a role of one of the Native American Indians in the film. Steve Horvath, Chicago, IL