Film 1968 102 min

The Scalphunters

Name: The Scalphunters
Director: Sydney Pollack
Genre: Comedy, Western
Released: 1968-02-29
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis, Dabney Coleman

“"I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!"”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.4

Votes 125

Director Sydney Pollack

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Comedy Western

The Story

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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The Scalphunters

Cast & Characters

Burt Lancaster

Shelley Winters

Telly Savalas

Ossie Davis

Dabney Coleman

Paul Picerni

Dan Vadis

Armando Silvestre

Nick Cravat

Tony Epper

Chuck Roberson

John Epper

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