The McMasters

19701970
GPGP
1h 30min

The McMasters (1970)

Action Drama Western

When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his Indian wife.

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The McMasters (1970)

Burl Ives and Nancy Kwan in The McMasters (1970)

Brock Peters in The McMasters (1970)

Burl Ives and Brock Peters in The McMasters (1970)

Nancy Kwan in The McMasters (1970)

David Carradine and John Carradine in The McMasters (1970)

Jack Palance and Brock Peters in The McMasters (1970)

Brock Peters in The McMasters (1970)

Jack Palance in The McMasters (1970)

The McMasters (1970)

The McMasters (1970)

The McMasters (1970)

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When Benjie, a black man who fought in the Civil War, returns to the southern town of Ironside, his return is not exactly a welcome one. The citizens are already uptight about the color of his skin...but the fact that he fought for the Union Army and still wears his uniform is all that is needed for hatred and violence to be fanned by an ex-Confederate soldier named Colby. Benjie's one true friend turns out to be Neal McMasters, the rancher who raised Benjie and is now offering him a half-share in the McMasters land. As Benjie tries to make his new home, he helps some starving Indians and finds himself the owner of an Indian woman who eventually becomes his wife. He also uses Indians to help with the round-up. But things come to a violent turn when Kolby's hatred launches a reign of anger that brings about an unusual white-black-red triangle in the phenomenon of prejudice. —alfiehitchie

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Taglines
- He bought white man's land and a red man's squaw! No black man has enough money to buy himself out of the trouble he's in now!
Genres
Certificate
- GP
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Goofs
In an early scene, Watson is shown butchering an animal and has blood on his white apron. A few minutes later when leaving his store the apron is completely white.

Alternate versions
Originally released in 2 versions with differing amounts of violence and different endings.

Top review

10/10

Not for Children!

The title for this flick is a connotation, and the McMasters is a riveting Western if I ever saw one! Wow hard core to say the least, but the film was professional from Cast Extras to the Director of this post civil war drama. This Western would be way out in outer space by today's standards for "Political Correctness". I respect the harsh intones that are portrayed for record of what some men really were like at that time. Nudity and worse are part of the action, not to mention language that is intolerable in today's public. Barbarism is pervasive throughout this action packed thriller. Jack Palance as always performed wonderfully, but Burl Ives's immortal abilities carries this movie in support of Brock Peters. Actions and words in this movie shook and shocked me, but not by the actions and words in of themselves, but by the ingenious ways in which they were introduced into this masterpiece. The quality technicalities of this film on DVD were good, color, etc.

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Mar 27, 2008

Release date
- September 1971 (Ireland)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Die McMasters
Filming locations
- Wolf Hole, Arizona, USA
Production companies
- Distrifilm SA
- JayJen Productions
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Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 30min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 4:3

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