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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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27 October 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Griffin: I never had a head for figures.
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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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Second of two westerns in a row that Lee Van Cleef made for British production company Benmar Productions. Producers Irving Lerner, Bernard Gordon and Philip Yordan were involved with both movies. See more »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
Capt. Apache: I don't suppose you remember the combination?Griffin: I never had a head for figures.
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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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In spite of continuing abuse from the surrounding people the army life has obviously made good to Van Cleef. The hair from his upper lip has moved on the top of his head, multiplied and grown darker in color. He has never looked as good, relaxed and fast with women. He has never looked as much a comic book westerner either. Check out the fancy leather jacket and how he sucks in his whole belly while posing in a loin cloth.
Now seriously, this is a funny western without really being a western comedy. The cast and the director must have had a lot of fun too doing this and getting paid for it. The heavy hallucination scene jumps out as the most fun, even though the whole film seems like a mad dream. It is like something lifted out of a really old comic book. Gladly, I like a lot of comics and movies that are so bad they transform into good in a whole another context. All the like minded cultured ones, be informed.
By the way, the story of this film brings to mind something similar from Jean Giraud's great Blueberry comics albums. And the excellent movie 'Blueberry' having been hailed as the first psychedelic western with mushroom munching... sorry, Captain Apache kind of got there first. And he sings too!