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Wikipedia article




'The McMasters' is a 1970 American Western film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine and Nancy Kwan.

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. The film was shot in New Mexico.

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. 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



An 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



*Burl Ives McMasters

*Brock Peters Benjie

*David Carradine White Feather

*Nancy Kwan Robin

*Jack Palance Kolby

*Dane Clark Spencer

*John Carradine Preacher

*L. Q. Jones Russell

*R. G. Armstrong Watson

*Alan Vint Hank

Novelization



Concurrent 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




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