Western ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 18m

The Godchild

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Director
John Badham
Cast
Jack Palance as Rourke Jack Warden as Sgt. Dobbs Keith Carradine as Lt. Lewis Ed Lauter as Crees José Pérez as Sanchez Bill McKinney as Cpl. Crawley
Crew
Stevan Larner — Director of Photography David Shire — Original Music Composer Ron Bishop — Writer Peter B. Kyne — Novel
Synopsis

Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant child. They promise the woman that they will take care of the child and get it to safety, even though none of them knows anything whatsoever about children or babies.

Mood & Themes
remakebank robberydesertmanhunt
Key Collaborators
John Badham Director Stevan Larner Director of Photography David Shire Original Music Composer Ron Bishop Writer Peter B. Kyne Novel
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