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"If ever a Western could be said to have something for everybody, it's The Scalphunters," says the Motion Picture Hearld of this rousing adventure yarm spiced throughout with irresistible humour and satirical commentary on race relations.

In a performance full of fire and vinegar, Burt Lancaster plays Joe Bass, a crusty, frontier-wise fur trapper. Joe's hard-earned cargo of pelts is seized by a band of "friendly" Kiowas in exchange for a runaway slave they have captured. As the educated, city-bred Josephy, Ossie Davis si as determined to get his freedom as Lancaster is to get his furs back. Enter a band of marauding scalphunters led by Telly Savalas and accompanied by a cigar-chomping Shelly Winters and all hell break loose!

Blending hard-hitting action with free-wheeling farce, writer William Norton and director Sydney Pollack (Tootsie, Out of Africa) succeed in delivering great outdoor entertainment.

Director:

Sydney Pollack [19],

Starring:

Burt Lancaster [40], Telly Savalas [23], Shelley Winters [15], Dabney Coleman [16], Ossie Davis [19],

Screen Formats:

Widescreen 2.35:1

Subtitles:

Dutch , Danish , Romanian , English , Norwegian , Swedish , Greek , Finnish , French

Language and Sound:

English Dolby Digital Stereo
French Dolby Digital Stereo
German Dolby Digital Stereo
Italian Dolby Digital Stereo
Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo

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