arfdawg-1 A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.This film was supposed to be the beginning of a new hybrid super hero series for TV but negotiations went no where and he property became a one shot feature film.It also contains the worst title song you will ever hear.The guy who directed this monstrosity was a TV director who worked on Lou Grant and Star Trek Voyager, among others.He was devastated when this movie did not turn into a TV series. He thought it was his big break that would take him away from one short directorial forays like The Man from UNCLE and the Monkees.Perhaps if you're going to make a spaghetti western you should firm in Italy, not Spain.Just saying.The movie is horrible.

Alien_I_Creator Captain Apache is the story of an Apache Indian (Lee Van Cleef) who is a captain in the Union Army hired to find the man responsible for the killing of an Indian commissioner. He fights his way from town to town in Arizona and Mexico trying to find the meaning of "April morning", the last words of the murdered man. All roads lead to Griffin(Stuart Whitman), a wealthy and mysterious gun smuggler. The Captain gets to know Griffin,but remains suspicious as to whether he is friend or foe. As he gets closer to finding out the meaning of "April morning", he smells a conspiracy as all those so eager to give him answers start getting killed. With April fast approaching, he is running out of time.This unique and fun Spaghetti Western is full of smart (albeit cheesy)dialogue, great action, and a groovy 60's soundtrack to boot. Memorable scenes include a shootout in a Mexican saloon overtaken by a witch, and the Captain's drug induced trip through old west ruins. Also worthy of mention is that two songs in the film are belted out by Mr. Lee Van Cleef, himself. Fans of this genre will find this one to be a real treat worthy of watching once or again and again.

Juha Hämäläinen In spite of continuing abuse from the surrounding people the army life has obviously made good to Van Cleef. The hair from his upper lip has moved on the top of his head, multiplied and grown darker in color. He has never looked as good, relaxed and fast with women. He has never looked as much a comic book westerner either. Check out the fancy leather jacket and how he sucks in his whole belly while posing in a loin cloth.Now seriously, this is a funny western without really being a western comedy. The cast and the director must have had a lot of fun too doing this and getting paid for it. The heavy hallucination scene jumps out as the most fun, even though the whole film seems like a mad dream. It is like something lifted out of a really old comic book. Gladly, I like a lot of comics and movies that are so bad they transform into good in a whole another context. All the like minded cultured ones, be informed.By the way, the story of this film brings to mind something similar from Jean Giraud's great Blueberry comics albums. And the excellent movie 'Blueberry' having been hailed as the first psychedelic western with mushroom munching... sorry, Captain Apache kind of got there first. And he sings too!

rnmarchant This is one of those films that is so bad it slips into a new form of entertainment. I get the impression that someone brought up on a lifetime of Roy Rogers and Batman tried to do a Sergio Leone. Its over labored screenplay is perfectly emphasized by the childish soundtrack.