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Chato's Land
Chato's Land
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1972
1h 40m
6.5(165 votes)
Western

Overview

In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.

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