The Scavengers (1969 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Scavengers

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| director = Lee Frost

| writer = Bob Cresse

| producer = Wes Bishop
Bob Cresse

| starring = John Bliss
Maria Lease
Michael Divoka
Roda Spain
John Riazzi
Wes Bishop

| cinematography = Robert Maxwell

| music = Lee Frost
Paul Hunt

| studio = Cresse-Frost Productions

| distributor = Aquarius Releasing

| released = {{Film date|1969}}

| runtime = 94 min.

| country = United States

| language = English

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The Scavengers (1969) is a Western war drama and exploitation film released in 1969 and rereleased as The Grabbers in 1970. It was directed by Lee Frost and stars John Bliss.{{cite web|title=The Scavengers (1969) - Overview|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89225/the-scavengers|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=September 22, 2016}}

The film is set in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Renegade soldiers of the Confederate States Army fight against armed freedmen in a town of the American frontier.

Plot

The film takes place in the period just after the American Civil War. Renegade Confederate soldiers take command of a frontier town, but after they molest a young black woman, a group of freedmen arm themselves and counterattack.{{cite book|title=The scavengers (DVD video, 2005)|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/501076360|via=worldcat.org|oclc=501076360|access-date=September 22, 2016}}

Cast

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