Western · United States of America · 1961 · 1h 33m

The Deadly Companions

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Director
Sam Peckinpah
Cast
Maureen O'Hara as Kit Tilden Brian Keith as Yellowleg Steve Cochran as Billy Keplinger Chill Wills as Turk Strother Martin as Parson Will Wright as Doctor Acton
Crew
William H. Clothier — Director of Photography Stanley Rabjohn — Editor Marlin Skiles — Original Music Composer Albert Sidney Fleischman — Screenplay Albert Sidney Fleischman — Novel Charles B. Fitzsimons — Producer
Tagline

ALONE... IN AN UNTAMED LAND -- WITH THREE MEN WHO FORCED THEIR WAY INTO HER LIFE!

Synopsis

Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Sam Peckinpah Director William H. Clothier Director of Photography Stanley Rabjohn Editor Marlin Skiles Original Music Composer Albert Sidney Fleischman Screenplay Albert Sidney Fleischman Novel Charles B. Fitzsimons Producer
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