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The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

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The Scalphunters

""I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!""

1968

1h 42m

6.4(122 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Joe Bass

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Kate

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Jim Howie

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Joseph Lee

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Jed

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Frank

Dan Vadis

Yuma

Armando Silvestre

Armando Silvestre

Two Crows

Nick Cravat

Nick Cravat

Yancy

Tony Epper

Tony Epper

Scalphunter

Creative team

Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Written by: William W. Norton
Produced by: Jules V. Levy
Burt Lancaster

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