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A Time for Killing

  • 19671967
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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A Time for Killing (1967)
Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops with both parties oblivious to the fact that peace was declared.
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Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops with both parties oblivious to the fact that peace was declared.Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops with both parties oblivious to the fact that peace was declared.Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops with both parties oblivious to the fact that peace was declared.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
917
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,325
13,308
  • Directors
    • Phil Karlson
    • Roger Corman(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Nelson Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
    • Shirley Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
    • Halsted Welles
  • Stars
    • Inger Stevens
    • Glenn Ford
    • Paul Petersen
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  • Directors
    • Phil Karlson
    • Roger Corman(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Nelson Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
    • Shirley Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
    • Halsted Welles
  • Stars
    • Inger Stevens
    • Glenn Ford
    • Paul Petersen
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    • 22User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Inger Stevens
    Inger Stevens
    • Emily Biddleas Emily Biddle
    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Maj. Wolcottas Maj. Wolcott
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Blue Lakeas Blue Lake
    Timothy Carey
    Timothy Carey
    • Billy Catas Billy Cat
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Sgt. Cleehanas Sgt. Cleehan
    Richard X. Slattery
    Richard X. Slattery
    • Cpl. Paddy Darlingas Cpl. Paddy Darling
    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Lt. Shafferas Lt. Shaffer
    • (as Harrison J. Ford)
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Owelsonas Owelson
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Zollicofferas Zollicoffer
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Col. Harriesas Col. Harries
    Marshall Reed
    Marshall Reed
    • Stedneras Stedner
    George Hamilton
    George Hamilton
    • Capt. Dorrit Bentleyas Capt. Dorrit Bentley
    Max Baer Jr.
    Max Baer Jr.
    • Sgt. Luther Liskellas Sgt. Luther Liskell
    • (as Max Baer)
    Todd Armstrong
    Todd Armstrong
    • Lt. Prudessingas Lt. Prudessing
    Duke Hobbie
    Duke Hobbie
    • Lt. Fristas Lt. Frist
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Sgt. Dan Wayas Sgt. Dan Way
    • (as Dean Stanton)
    James Davidson
    James Davidson
    • Little Moas Little Mo
    Charlie Briggs
    • Sgt. Kettlingeras Sgt. Kettlinger
    • Directors
      • Phil Karlson
      • Roger Corman(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Nelson Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
      • Shirley Wolford(novel "The Southern Blade")
      • Halsted Welles
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    • Trivia
      First credited film role of Harrison Ford.
    • Goofs
      When Emily tries to escape horseback, and hits Capt Bentley with a sword, the blade can be seen bending and flopping.
    • Quotes

      [as the cavalry detail approaches the cantina, several Mexican prostitutes meet them on the porch excitedly trying in Spanish to tell them of the trouble the Confederates have caused - one of them approaches Major Wolcott directly]

      Maj. Tom Wolcott: What does she want?

      Sgt. Cleehan: Sir, they're women... more or less. I don't think they know.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two versions of this film. The longer version runs 89m and the shorter version, released on UK VHS under the title The Long Ride Home, runs 83m (or 80m in Pal).
    • Connections
      Featured in Discovering Film: Harrison Ford (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      The Long Ride Home
      by Ned Washington, Van Alexander

      Sung by Eddy Arnold

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    Time is what gets killed when watching this film!
    If only for it's unusual cast, this Civil War western revenge saga merits watching one time. Unfortunately, there isn't a great deal more about it to recommend as it is uneven and unsatisfying for the most part. Stevens plays a missionary (complete with bleached-out blonde hair and '60's eyeliner) who's visiting her beau Ford at a cavalry outpost where he's holding Confederate Captain Hamilton and others prisoner. Soon after she leaves, Hamilton and a cache of his men revolt and escape. They capture Stevens and kick off a chase across the desert to Mexico with Ford in pursuit. Of main interest is the oddball cast which includes Ford (who, at 51, sure was dragging his feet in marrying Stevens!), Hamilton (his tan completely in place and with his helmet hair and come 'n go accent, a very unlikely Confederate prisoner of war!), Baer, jr (giving quite possibly the worst performance ever captured on film as a lunatic soldier who giggles when killing and fights incessantly with everyone), Armstrong (trading in his sword and sandals), Stanton (long-time character actor who appeared in many cult favorites), Peterson (fourth-billed former child star who has little to do but represent innocence) and Harrison J. Ford (hardly onscreen as a heavily side-burned Union soldier.) The film starts out with an incongruent theme song which is abruptly cut short by the action of the plot. This sets up a consistent pattern of odd music cuts and choppy editing (the music in this film is FAR too over-emphatic and insistent, not to mention repetitive.) There are some okay action sequences and some decent scenery and occasional periods of dramatic interest. They are often undone, however, by some really bad supporting cast members and awkward writing and direction. There's a Union officer with a thick New York accent, a pair of nitwit, supposedly amusing, but actually deadly unfunny soldiers who keep interrupting the drama with their awful shtick and then a passel of chatty cantina whores. The all time worst acting honor, though, goes to Baer, jr who is so relentlessly bad that it actually hurts to watch him. He's a lunkheaded, unbalanced giant whose penchant for violence is not as shocking as it is annoying. The actor claims that playing on "The Beverly Hillbillies" type-cast him, but he seems here to be unable to play anything better. The "comic" relief in the film (which couldn't be any less amusing) is at great odds with the rather visceral violence and cruelty of the rest of the film. It's all put together so amateurishly and with so little regard for nuance or real feelings that it hardly matters. Thus the opportunity to see some name/cult actors in a tough little western remains the primary attraction.
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    • Oct 7, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Long Ride Home
    • Filming locations
      • Zion National Park, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Sage Western Pictures Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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