An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Acting
Wayne and Douglas's snarling chemistry—two alphas, one tiny stagecoach.
Practical Effects
That actual full-sized war wagon they built and blew up for real.
Director
Burt Kennedy
John Wayne
Taw Jackson
Kirk Douglas
Lomax
Howard Keel
Levi Walking Bear
Robert Walker Jr.
Billy Hyatt
Keenan Wynn
Wes Fletcher
Bruce Cabot
Frank Pierce
Joanna Barnes
Lola
Valora Noland
Kate Fletcher
Bruce Dern
Hammond
Gene Evans
Deputy Hoag
Terry Wilson
Sheriff Strike
Don Collier
Shack
Sheb Wooley
Snyder
Ann McCrea
Felicia
Emilio Fernández
Calita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kirk Douglas broke a finger filming the fight scene and finished the day anyway.
This was one of the first Westerns to frame the heist as pure entertainment rather than moral lesson—a shift that paved the way for Peckinpah's bloodier chaos.
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