

Burt Reynolds goes full revenge mode in 74 minutes of dusty, sweaty justice.
A Papago Indian returns to his reservation after a prison term and searches for his brother's killer.
Acting
Burt Reynolds pre-mustache, all simmering rage and jawline.
Cinematography
Arizona locations that look hotter than the plot.
Direction
George McCowan keeps it tight at 74 minutes.

Director
George McCowan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, though the Papago (Tohono O'odham) portrayal is pure Hollywood approximation.
Inger Stevens filmed this during her secret marriage crisis; her performance's fragility hits different knowing she died months later.