Throw you in a pigpen, and you'd come out vice-president of the hogs. The Scalphunters is directed by Sydney Pollack and adapted to screenplay by William W. Norton from the novel of the same name written by Ed Friend. It stars Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis, Telly Savalas and Shelley Winters. A Panavision/De Luxe Colour production, music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Richard Moore and Duke…
"I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!"
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
Top Cast
Burt Lancaster
Joe Bass
Shelley Winters
Kate
Telly Savalas
Jim Howie
Ossie Davis
Joseph Lee
Dabney Coleman
Jed
Paul Picerni
Frank
Dan Vadis
Yuma
Armando Silvestre
Two Crows
Nick Cravat
Yancy
Tony Epper
Scalphunter
Chuck Roberson
Scalphunter
John Epper
Scalphunter
Jack Williams
Scalphunter
Gregorio Acosta
Scalphunter (uncredited)
Pedro Aguilar
Kiowa (uncredited)
Marco Antonio Arzate
Scalphunter (uncredited)
Reviews
***Amusing late 60s Western with Lancaster, Ossie Davis and Savalas*** A rugged trapper (Burt Lancaster) is forced by a band of Kiowas to trade his valuable furs for an educated runaway slave (Ossie Davis). To get the furs back, they follow the Indians and, then, a band of scalphunters, led by a boisterous bald guy (Telly Savalas). Shelley Winters is also on hand. What’s notable about “The Scalphunters”…
If you are looking for an antithesis to so many broody and dialogue-light westerns, then this could well do the trick. “Joe” (Burt Lancaster) is a trapper who is robbed of his winter’s work by some local Indians and left with “Joseph Lee” (Ossie Davis) by way of a trade. He is unsure what he will do with his erudite new travelling companion, but that can wait until he retrieves his furs. Before he gets the chance,…
FAQ about The Scalphunters
What is The Scalphunters about?
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
When was The Scalphunters released?
The Scalphunters was released in 1968.
What genres does The Scalphunters belong to?
The Scalphunters is categorised as Comedy, Western.
Who stars in The Scalphunters?
The cast of The Scalphunters includes Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Ossie Davis, Dabney Coleman.