The Deserter

Free Western Movie: The Deserter - Army deserter Capt. Viktor Kaleb is offered a pardon and reinstatement in the cavalry if he agrees to lead a special forces group in a raid against an Apache stronghold into Mexico.

The Deserter (1970)
Directors: Burt Kennedy, Niksa Fulgosi (uncredited)
Writers: Stuart J. Byrne (based on a story by), William H. James (based on a story by)
Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Richard Crenna, Chuck Connors
Genre: Western
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia, USA
Language: English
Also Known As: The Devil’s Backbone
Filming Locations: Almeria, Andalucia, Spain

Storyline:
Bitter over his wife’s death due to what he believes was army negligence, Capt. Viktor Kaleb deserts the cavalry and disappears into the southwestern wasteland. But when marauding Apaches set up a stronghold just out of the cavalry’s reach in Mexico, Kaleb is given amnesty in exchange for leading a small band of especially trained soldiers to wipe out the Indian stronghold.

Reviews:
“This is one of those rare aces of a good story told in Spartan eloquence all the way - perhaps the most admirable quality of the film is the very tense and clearcut dialog, where not one word fails to have effect. I loved this film from beginning to end and was mightily surprised by its epic splendour, since I had expected nothing but rather had had some misgivings about the killing of Indians. But this is a war story, it’s about soldiers who are out there to kill and do nothing else, and although it’s a spaghetti western and there are no cowboys at all, the soldiers are the more intrepid and sinister. Of course, you can’t agree with the massacre of Indians, but you have to remember all through the movie that they killed and flayed his wife, and then there is the Indian boy in the end, turning the story into a very fountain of an endless wealth of food for afterthought. The story crowns them all in epic splendour making this film indeed one of the considerable westerns ever made.” Written by clanciai on IMDb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title): The Deserter
Australia: Dezertorul
Australia: The Deserter
Brazil (video title): O Desertor
Brazil: A Crista do Diabo
Canada (English title): The Deserter
Denmark: Den blodige brigade
Finland (video title): Apassien kauhu
Finland: Verilöyly
France: Les dynamiteros
Greece (transliterated title): Oi aetoi pethainoun dyo fores
Italy: La spina dorsale del diavolo
Netherlands: The Deserter
New Zealand (English title): The Deserter
Norway: Helvetes hunder
Poland: Dezerter
Portugal: O Caminho da Aventura
Romania: Dezertorul
South Africa (English title): The Deserter
Spain: La quebrada del diablo
Sweden: Djävulens ryggrad
Sweden (video title): Desertören
Turkey (Turkish title): İntikam Mangası
USA: The Deserter
USA: The Devil’s Backbone
USA (cut version): Ride to Glory
USA (video title): The Deserter
USA (working title): The S.O.B.’s
Uruguay (original subtitled version): El espinazo del diablo
West Germany: Die Höllenhunde
Yugoslavia (Serbian title) (literal title): Prelaz preko djavoljeg klanca
Yugoslavia (Croatian title): Djavolja Kicma

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