Underplayed Gems

The Scavengers (1969)

The Scavengers poster
Directed by
Lee Frost
Genre
thriller, western
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

After the Civil War, renegade Confederate soldiers battle armed freedmen in a frontier town. The film focuses on the violent conflict and power struggles that follow the war.

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What happens

The Scavengers (1969) is a Western war drama and exploitation film released in 1969 and rereleased as The Grabbers in 1970. It was directed by Lee Frost and stars John Bliss. The film is set in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Renegade soldiers of the Confederate States Army fight against armed freedmen in a town of the American frontier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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