The McMasters is a 1970 American Western film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine and Nancy Kwan.
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| Directed by | Alf Kjellin |
| Screenplay by | Harold Jacob Smith |
| Produced by | Monroe Sachson Dimitri de Grunwald |
| Starring | Burl Ives Brock Peters David Carradine Nancy Kwan |
| Cinematography | Lester Shorr |
| Edited by | Melvin Shapiro |
| Music by | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson |
Production companies | Distrifilm SA JayJen Productions |
| Distributed by | Chevron Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Producer Monroe Sachson had made The Incident with Brock Peters and the two were looking around for another film to make together. The budget was around $2 million.[1] The film was shot in New Mexico.[2]
The film was cut by the US distributors, Chevron Pictures, and Peters, the writer and producer asked to have their names removed from the film.[3] Ultimately, two versions of the film were released. For its NYC debut, it played in two different theatres, one showing the cut version, the other showing the director's cut.
Plot
editAn ex-slave is given half-ownership of a farm following the Civil War. He can't find anyone to work for him until Native Americans help. Bigots try to shut him down.
Cast
edit- Burl Ives as McMasters
- Brock Peters as Benjie
- David Carradine as White Feather
- Nancy Kwan as Robin
- Jack Palance as Kolby
- Dane Clark as Spencer
- John Carradine as Preacher
- L. Q. Jones as Russell
- R. G. Armstrong as Watson
- Alan Vint as Hank
Novelization
editConcurrent with the release of the film, Award Books published a novelization of the screenplay by Dudley Dean McGaughey under his primary by-line, Dean Owen.
References
edit- ^ Briggs, Walter. (April 13, 1969). "Movies: An International Film Effort in New Mexico". Los Angeles Times. p. s17.
- ^ Kimmis Hendrick (May 12, 1969). "Making a western with overtones of now: 'Kind of frightening' Born a slave". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 4.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (September 1, 1970). "DISAGREE WITH EDITING: Principals Disown New Film". Los Angeles Times. p. g13.
External links
edit- The McMasters at IMDb
- The McMasters at the TCM Movie Database
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