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The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

"I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!"

19686.41h 42m

Overview

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

Directed by Sydney Pollack
Written by William W. Norton
Produced by Roland Kibbee, Burt Lancaster, Jules V. Levy
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Top Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Joe Bass

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Kate

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Jim Howie

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Joseph Lee

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Jed

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Frank

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Dan Vadis

Yuma

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Armando Silvestre

Two Crows

Nick Cravat

Nick Cravat

Yancy

Tony Epper

Tony Epper

Scalphunter

Themes & Keywords

slaveryscalpnative americanfur trappingescaped slave

About The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters is a comedy, western film released in 1968 exploring themes of slavery, scalp, native american, fur trapping, escaped slave. Directed by Sydney Pollack, it stars Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas. Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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