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| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Capt. Apache | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Maude | |
| Stuart Whitman | ... | Griffin | |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Moon | |
| Elisa Montés | ... | Rosita (as Elisa Montes) | |
| Tony Vogel | ... | Snake | |
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Charles Stalmaker | ... | O'Rourke (as Charles Stalnaker) |
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Charly Bravo | ... | Sanchez (as Charlie Bravo) |
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Faith Clift | ... | Abigail |
| Dee Pollock | ... | Ben (as D. Pollock) | |
| Dan van Husen | ... | Al (as Dan Van Husen) | |
| Hugh McDermott | ... | Gen. Ryland | |
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George Margo | ... | Sheriff |
| José Bódalo | ... | General (as Jose Bodalo) | |
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Elsa Zabala | ... | Witch |
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During the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, the full-blooded Native American US Army Cavalry officer, Captain Apache, finds himself entangled in a well-planned conspiracy, while on a mission to investigate the death of the Indian Commissioner, Harry Collier. With his sole clue being the victim's cryptic dying words, "April Morning", Captain Apache will soon cross paths with the tough arms-runner, Griffin, as everyone around him who knows something about the puzzling case, eventually, ends up murdered. Is there an intricate plot and an even greater scheme of corruption behind those hideous killings? As the bullets start flying, the inquisitive Captain will shortly find out how deep the conspiracy goes. Written by Nick Riganas
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Sometimes the Wild West was murder. See more »Parents Guide:
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27 October 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Capt. Apache: I like to see a man enjoy his work.
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"THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN IS A DEAD INDIAN" Paleface Saying
"THE ONLY GOOD PALEFACE IS A DEAD PALEFACE" Indian Saying
"LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" Source Forgotten See more »
Sung by Lee Van Cleef
Music by Dolores Claman
Words by Richard Morris
Guitar solo Juan Márquez (as Juan Marquez)
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Did You Know?
Goofs
After Captain Apache is captured by Griffin's men outside the telegraph office he's taken to a run down stone building. Behind the building, in the upper right corner of the screen you can see some sort flashing neon sign or billboard in the distance. See more »Quotes
Griffin: Why do you always insult people who might kill you?Capt. Apache: I like to see a man enjoy his work.
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Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue:"THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN IS A DEAD INDIAN" Paleface Saying
"THE ONLY GOOD PALEFACE IS A DEAD PALEFACE" Indian Saying
"LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" Source Forgotten See more »
Soundtracks
April MorningSung by Lee Van Cleef
Music by Dolores Claman
Words by Richard Morris
Guitar solo Juan Márquez (as Juan Marquez)
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this western is so bad that it sends it into the realms of an awesome cult classic. the best scene is when lee van cleef gets captured by the bad guys. he's held in a cave, where bizarrely he ends up doing magic mushrooms and beats the bad guys up, around a campfire, to psychedelic imagery. it also has lee van cleef singing the main vocal track for the theme tune. this alone makes it intriguing viewing for any movie fan.