
Wagon Master(1950)
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.


“A Thunder-Clap of Screen Excitement!”
Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.

Rod Cameron
Old Firehand

Pierre Brice
Winnetou

Marie Versini
Nscho-tschi

Todd Armstrong
Tom

Harald Leipnitz
Sillers

Viktor de Kowa
Robert Ravenhurst

Rik Battaglia
Captain Mendoza
Jörg Marquardt
Jace Mercier

Nadia Gray
Michele Mercier

Walter Wilz
Billy Bob Silers
Thunder at the Border is a adventure, western, action film released in 1966 exploring themes of prison, gang war, native american, american west. Directed by Alfred Vohrer, it stars Rod Cameron, Pierre Brice, Marie Versini. Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.
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