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A Time for Killing (1967)

A Time for Killing poster
Directed by
Phil Karlson, Roger Corman
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
16
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Confederate soldiers escape a Union prison and head for the border. A Union officer pursues them as tensions and violence escalate across the desert.

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What happens

A Time for Killing is a 1967 adventure war and Western film directed originally by Roger Corman but finished by Phil Karlson. Filmed in Panavision and Pathécolor, it stars Glenn Ford, George Hamilton, Inger Stevens, and Paul Petersen. Todd Armstrong and Max Baer Jr., have feature roles, and Harrison Ford made his credited screen debut. It was also known as The Long Ride Home. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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