Powderkeg (1971)
A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.
Director: Douglas Hayes
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Rod Taylor as Hank Brackett |
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Dennis Cole as Johnny Reach |
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Fernando Lamas as Chucho Morales |
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John McIntire as Cyrus Davenport |
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Michael Ansara as Paco Morales |
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Tisha Sterling as Beth Parkinson |
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Melodie Johnson as Miss Baker |
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Reni Santoni as Ricardo Sandoval |
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Luciana Paluzzi as Juanita Sierra-Perez |
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Joe De Santis as Col. Delgado |
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Jay Novello as Pablo Sandoval |
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James Brown as Sheriff Lynch |
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Roy Jenson as Briggs |
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Todd Martin as |
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William Bryant as Major Bill Buckner |
| Writing | Douglas Hayes | Writer |
| Directing | Douglas Hayes | Director |
| Production | Douglas Hayes | Producer |