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The Spikes Gang (1974)

The Spikes Gang poster
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three young men are drawn into a life of crime by a charismatic outlaw. They attempt to pull off a series of robberies in the American West.

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What happens

The Spikes Gang is a 1974 American Western film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Lee Marvin. Produced by the Mirisch Company and based on the novel The Bank Robber by Giles Tippette, the supporting cast features Gary Grimes, Charles Martin Smith and Ron Howard. Veteran character actors Arthur Hunnicutt and Noah Beery, Jr. both appear in separate "scene-stealing" performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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