A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.
Elisa Montés
- Rosita
- (as Elisa Montes)
Charles Stalmaker
- O'Rourke
- (as Charles Stalnaker)
Charly Bravo
- Sanchez
- (as Charlie Bravo)
Dee Pollock
- Ben
- (as D. Pollock)
Dan van Husen
- Al
- (as Dan Van Husen)
José Bódalo
- General
- (as Jose Bodalo)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaLee Van Cleef sings the title song.
- GoofsAfter Captain Apache is captured by Griffin's men outside the telegraph office he's taken to a run down stone building. Behind the building, in the upper right corner of the screen you can see some sort flashing neon sign or billboard in the distance.
- Quotes
Capt. Apache: I don't suppose you remember the combination?
Griffin: I never had a head for figures.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue:
"THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN IS A DEAD INDIAN" Paleface Saying
"THE ONLY GOOD PALEFACE IS A DEAD PALEFACE" Indian Saying
"LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" Source Forgotten
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Trauma (2016)
- SoundtracksCaptain Apache
Sung by Lee Van Cleef
Music by Dolores Claman
Words by Richard Morris
Guitar solo Juan Marquez Sacasa (as Juan Marquez)
Featured review
Underrated golden nugget, not a classic - just fun.
Produced by America and Spain, this stars Lee Van Cleef as a Union Army... Apache Captain (!) He's out to discover the meaning behind "April Morning" , a dying agent's last words. With very few leads, he starts a tense alliance with a corrupt gun-runner named Griffin (Stuart Whitman), but finds he'll have to work quicker if he's to find out information as his contacts have a rather annoying habit of dying - and just before they tell him as well. The film also stars Carroll Baker (Giant, The Big Country) and Percy Herbert, a bit-part Brit-actor who featured in "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962) and a couple of "Carry On..." films.
The action scenes here work well, and the humour (mostly intentional) is fairly amusing. Many of the scenes are filled with tension - and the mystery of April Morning is played out well enough to sustain interest and keep you gripped right 'till the end. The music is hardly in the traditional style most westerns follow, although saying that the soundtrack is fine as it includes the novelty of hearing Van Cleef sing "Captain Apache" and "April Morning" with whom, if the lyrics are to be believed, he apparently has a date.
I found this film really enjoyable and very entertaining. After viewing it, I can't get the title song out of my head, although that's most likely a negative point. With the right amount of action and suspense, and a dollop of good humour, this is a movie for little boys of all ages. Recommended.
The action scenes here work well, and the humour (mostly intentional) is fairly amusing. Many of the scenes are filled with tension - and the mystery of April Morning is played out well enough to sustain interest and keep you gripped right 'till the end. The music is hardly in the traditional style most westerns follow, although saying that the soundtrack is fine as it includes the novelty of hearing Van Cleef sing "Captain Apache" and "April Morning" with whom, if the lyrics are to be believed, he apparently has a date.
I found this film really enjoyable and very entertaining. After viewing it, I can't get the title song out of my head, although that's most likely a negative point. With the right amount of action and suspense, and a dollop of good humour, this is a movie for little boys of all ages. Recommended.
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- johnwaynefreak
- Sep 27, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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