The Godchild (1974)
Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant child. They promise the woman that they will take care of the child and get it to safety, even though none of them knows anything whatsoever about children or babies.
Director: John Badham
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Jack Palance as Rourke |
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Jack Warden as Sgt. Dobbs |
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Keith Carradine as Lt. Lewis |
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Ed Lauter as Crees |
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José Pérez as Sanchez |
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Bill McKinney as Cpl. Crawley |
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Jesse Vint as Loftus |
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Fionnula Flanagan as Virginia |
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John Quade as Denton |
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Neil Brooks Cunningham as William |
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Ed Bakey as Shaw |
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Kermit Murdock as Nathaniel Mony |
| Writing | Peter B. Kyne | Novel |
| Writing | Ron Bishop | Writer |
| Directing | John Badham | Director |
| Sound | David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Stevan Larner | Director of Photography |