Powderkeg
1971, English. Directed by Douglas Hayes.
Their gun and guts for hire... and a blank check is their price
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- Douglas HayesDirector
- Rod TaylorHank Brackett
- Dennis ColeJohnny Reach
- Fernando LamasChucho Morales
- John McIntireCyrus Davenport
- Michael AnsaraPaco Morales
- Tisha SterlingBeth Parkinson
- Melodie JohnsonMiss Baker
- Reni SantoniRicardo Sandoval
- Luciana PaluzziJuanita Sierra-Perez
- Joe De SantisCol. Delgado
- Jay NovelloPablo Sandoval
- James BrownSheriff Lynch
Details
- Released
- 16 April 1971
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Douglas Hayes
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Powderkeg runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Powderkeg is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Who directed Powderkeg?
Powderkeg (1971) was directed by Douglas Hayes and stars Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas.