moonspinner55 A sheriff in rugged terrain relentlessly pursues the last two members of a bank-robbing gang: a bearded old bird with a Scottish brogue and a half-breed teenager. Peculiar western with eccentric flourishes, a lot of violent action, terrified horses, a stuttering female who learns to stand up for herself, and Gregory Peck looking mighty uncertain. Peck had done westerns before, but he's all wrong here--and doesn't even get to use this accent for a comedic effect. Director Ted Kotcheff seems to take this material very seriously, but all the noisy gun fighting and the sour human interaction fails to substitute for a plot. Jack Warden probably comes off best as the determined sheriff--in fact, Warden gets so much screen-time the relationship between Peck and Desi Arnaz, Jr. seems underdeveloped. Filmed in Israel, the picture has an interesting look, but no real flavor, and no heart. *1/2 from ****

Kieran Whelan Old Scottish bank robber and young 'half breed' accomplice on the run after the former mistakenly killed (only meant to wound) person during the bank robbery. Determined and ornery lawman goes after them with the help of a friend. Older bank robber is injured when the friend takes a very long range shot at him with his Sharps 'buffalo' rifle (also see 'Valdez is Coming' for more Sharps action).Anyway the other reviews do a good job summarising the rest of the film. Highlights for me: - Peck's Scottish accent is quite good, no surprise as he was brought up by his grandmother who was Scottish. - long range Sharps action - lawman treating his friend poorly, his friend can't believe it... - lawman tussling with some unsaid contradictions he has to consider - Indian is a good guy (pity he was not played by a first nation actor still it was 1974).Do watch it and reflect on some of the odd moments and interactions.

shhazam2 Please rest assured that this little gem of a western will be very appealing to you. Having past it by many times for more modern films, I viewed it on a whim and was very pleased. A straight forward story of hate being defeated, love being found, loneliness lost and adversity faced. Easy to understand for any viewer requiring no interpretation. A gem well played by all actors. The stark scenery that others have noted as being filmed in Israel provides a great background for this simple story. The evils of bigotry and prejudice towards native Americans is well covered and evaluated without being preachy. Subjugation of women during this early western period is also exposed for its cruelty.

MartinHafer A 58 year-old Gregory Peck plays a bank robber with a Scottish accent in the Old West. When the film begins, exactly what has already happened is uncertain. However, the Sheriff (Jack Warden) breaks in on some guys--shooting them both. One is taken prisoner (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), the other is dead. However, the third from their gang (Peck) gets away on his horse. When the Sheriff is taking the prisoner to another town for trial, Peck returns and shoots the Sheriff--escaping with Arnaz. But, as they make their getaway, the saloon keeper (David Huddleston) shoots Peck--hitting him off in the distance. But Peck and the Sheriff are both still alive--with Peck and Arnaz heading to Mexico and the Sheriff and his new Deputy (Huddleston) in pursuit. The plot is extremely simple and the only other factor that comes into play is that Arnaz plays a half-Indian--and the Sheriff is sure confused as to why anyone would risk their life to save "one of them".I read a few reviews that complained about Peck's accent. I honestly couldn't say whether it was good or not--it sounded fine to me but I certainly am no expert--even if I have been to Scotland a couple times! I am sure someone from the UK would easily detect any defects with such an accent! However, what I could tell easily was that the story was very, very slow and stark--and this was heightened by the lack of a musical score. In fact, the only reason I kept with the story was because it had Gregory Peck. All in all, a fair movie but that's about it.