The Scalphunters
“I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!”
1968 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by 
Sydney Pollack
Sydney PollackCast
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Plot
A trapper forced to trade his furs for an educated escaped slave pursues the Kiowa who took them.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sydney Pollack's western, with Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis and Telly Savalas, is funny and sharp about race.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (5,212 votes)
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