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25 March 1971 (West Germany) moreGenre:
WesternTagline:
The Deserter and his blood bath brigade -- they drenched the west with terror!Plot:
Bitter over his wife's death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Competent copy of a familiar formula moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bekim Fehmiu | ... | Captain Victor Kaleb |
 | Richard Crenna | ... | Major Wade Brown |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Reynolds |
 | Ricardo Montalban | ... | Natachai |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Cpt. Crawford |
| Brandon De Wilde | ... | Ferguson |
| Slim Pickens | ... | Tattinger |
| Woody Strode | ... | Jackson |
| Albert Salmi | ... | Schmidt |
| Patrick Wayne | ... | Cpt. Bill Robinson |
| Fausto Tozzi | ... | Orozco |
| Mimmo Palmara | ... | Chief Mangus Durango |
| John Alderson | ... | O'Toole |
| Doc Greaves | ... | Scott |
| Lucio Rosato | ... | Jed |
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Also Known As:
Djavolja kicma (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)La spina dorsale del diavolo (Italy)
Ride to Glory (USA) (video title)
The Devil's Backbone (USA)
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100 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
UK:AA | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-18 | Norway:16 (1971) | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PGFun Stuff
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Tattinger: What's that dog doing?Captain Viktor Kaleb: Get away from there!
Tattinger: Why, he was fixin' to eat that
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Tattinger: Indian!
Captain Viktor Kaleb: One tried to eat him once.
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What we have here is a rip-off of "The Dirty Dozen", though with more than 12 men, and set in the wild west. There was promise here that wasn't quite realized; we hardly get to know any of the characters, some of which could have been quite interesting given their backgrounds (an Afro-American, a Native American, a British army officer, etc.) The climatic action sequence is also a bit too short, and almost plays like they were running out of time and decided to bring in the action right there, and do it as quickly as possible.
Still, it's never boring, and it has a once in a lifetime cast that almost begs you to see it. You might want to wait until it's on TV, though - the boneheads at Paramount Video released this on EP speed, which doesn't make the picture quality any good.