Captain Apache
{{short description|1971 film by Alexander Singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Captain Apache
| image = 1971Captain Apache.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Alexander Singer
| screenplay = Milton Sperling
Philip Yordan
| based_on = The novel Captain Apache by S.E. Whitman
| producer = Milton Sperling
Philip Yordan
| starring = Lee Van Cleef
Carroll Baker
Stuart Whitman
| cinematography = John Cabrera
| editing = Leigh G. Tallas
| music = Dolores Claman
| studio =
| distributor = Scotia International
| released = {{Film date|1971|10|27|U.S.|df=y}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = Spain
United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Captain Apache is a 1971 Spanish-British acid Western film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, and Stuart Whitman. It was written and produced by Milton Sperling and Philip Yordan. The film was based on the 1965 novel Captain Apache by Sidney Edgerton Whitman, a prolific writer of Western fiction. The vocals of the opening and credits song were written by Dolores Claman and performed by Van Cleef.
Synopsis
Captain Apache is a Native American U.S. Cavalry officer, who finds himself tangled into a conspiracy, and proceeding upon the case of solving the enigma of the last words of a dead commissioner (and captain's old friend), which were: "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 realize an assassination is about to take place and he is the only one who can prevent it.
Cast
- Lee Van Cleef as Captain Apache
- Carroll Baker as Maude
- Stuart Whitman as Griffin
- Percy Herbert as Moon
- Elisa Montés as Rosita
- Charly Bravo as Sanchez
- Charles Stal Maker as O'Rourke
- Tony Vogel as Snake
- Faith Clift as Abigail
- Dee Pollock as Ben
- Dan van Husen as Al
- Hugh McDermott as General Ryland
- Elsa Zabala as Witch
Release
Captain Apache was also released under these 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
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066886/|title=Captain Apache (1971) - IMDb|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2014-08-03}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Captain_Apache_Review|title=Captain Apache Review – The Spaghetti Western Database|publisher=spaghetti-western.net|accessdate=2014-08-03}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0066886}}
- [http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Captain_Apache Captain Apache] at Spaghetti-Western.net
Category:1971 Western (genre) films
Category:British Western (genre) films
Category:Spanish Western (genre) films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Films based on Western (genre) novels
Category:Films shot in Almería
Category:Films directed by Alexander Singer
Category:English-language Spanish films
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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