Captain Apache

Captain Apache
Directed by Alexander Singer
Produced by Milton Sperling, Philip Yordan
Screenplay by S.E. Whitman (novel), Milton Sperling, Philip Yordan
Starring Lee Van Cleef
Carroll Baker
Stuart Whitman
Music by Dolores Claman
Cinematography John Cabrera
Edited by Leigh G. Tallas
Release date
 27 October 1971 (US)
Running time
 94 minutes
Country Spain, United Kingdom
Language English

Captain Apache is an acid western film starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker and Stuart Whitman. The Anglo-Spanish film was directed by Alexander Singer.

Plot

Lee Van Cleef stars as Captain Apache, a Native American U.S. Cavalry officer, found himself tangled into a conspiracy, and proceeding upon the case of solving the enigma of the last words of a dead Commissioner (Captain′s old friend,) "April morning". Each time he nears discovering the meaning of the phrase, another character capable of providing certain help in solving the mystery dies and throws him off the trail. The journey eventually takes the Captain to a train, one which pulls a private railroad car named "April Morning", transporting President Ulysses S. Grant. Putting the information together leads the Captain to realizing an assassination is about to take place and he is the only one who can prevent it.

Cast

Music

The vocals of the opening and credits song were performed by Lee Van Cleef.

Release

Captain Apache was also released under the following titles: Capitán Apache (Spain), Deathwork (U.S.A.), The Guns of April Morning (U.K.), Capitan Apache (Italy), Kapteeni Apassi (Finland), Pääpiru (Finland), O Keravnos ton Apache (Greece), and Hunt the Man Down.

References

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