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Captain Apache

Captain Apache

They Trailed Him...Tailed Him...Tried to Nail Him...NO WAY!!!

19714.51h 34m

Overview

The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the murder of an Indian agent. His only clue is "April morning", the last words spoken by the victim. Can he unravel the mystery before the clock runs out?

Directed by Alexander Singer
Written by Philip Yordan, Milton Sperling, S.E. Whitman
Produced by Irving Lerner, Philip Yordan, Milton Sperling
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Top Cast

Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Capt. Apache

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Maude

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Griffin

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Moon

Elisa Montés

Elisa Montés

Rosita

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Snake

C

Charles Stalmaker

O'Rourke

Charly Bravo

Charly Bravo

Sanchez

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Faith Clift

Abigail

Dee Pollock

Dee Pollock

Ben

Themes & Keywords

native americanwestern town

About Captain Apache

Captain Apache is a western film released in 1971 exploring themes of native american, western town. Directed by Alexander Singer, it stars Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, Stuart Whitman. The title character is a US army Captain of Native American descent who is asked to investigate the murder of an Indian agent. His only clue is "April morning", the last words spoken by the victim. Can he unravel the mystery before the clock runs out?

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