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The Deadly Companions

  • 1961
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
3.2K
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Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in The Deadly Companions (1961)
AdventureDramaWestern

An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

  • Director
    • Sam Peckinpah
  • Writer
    • Albert Sidney Fleischman
  • Stars
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • Brian Keith
    • Steve Cochran
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writer
      • Albert Sidney Fleischman
    • Stars
      • Maureen O'Hara
      • Brian Keith
      • Steve Cochran
    • 58User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast15

    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Kit Tildon
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Yellowleg
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Billy Keplinger
    Chill Wills
    Chill Wills
    • Turk
    Strother Martin
    Strother Martin
    • Parson
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Dr. Caxton
    James O'Hara
    James O'Hara
    • Cal, General Store
    • (as Jim O'Hara)
    Peter O'Crotty
    Peter O'Crotty
    • Mayor of Gila City
    Billy Vaughan
    Billy Vaughan
    • Mead Tildon Jr.
    Hank Gobble
    Hank Gobble
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Big John Hamilton
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Hayward
    Chuck Hayward
    • Card Sharp
    • (uncredited)
    Riley Hill
    Riley Hill
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Sharpe
    • Apache Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Sheldon
    • Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Peckinpah
    • Writer
      • Albert Sidney Fleischman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews58

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Maureen O'Hara, her brother Charles B. Fitzsimons and writer Albert Sidney Fleischman formed Carousel Productions in order to get the film made. Sam Peckinpah was hired for $15,000, Brian Keith was paid $30,000; the entire picture was done for $300,000. Another brother, James O'Hara, has a small role in the opening scenes.
    • Goofs
      The impact of Yellowleg's injured shoulder varies throughout the film, for example he has difficulty handling a gun or raising his arm in the doctor's office yet seems to have no problems using the same arm to mount his horse or to clamber up rocks.
    • Quotes
      • Kit Tilden: It's strange - I feel I know better than any man I've ever known, yet I hardly know you at all.
    • Alternate versions
      The print distributed by UPA for television in the seventies was in black and white.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cynful Movies: Dangerous Companions (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Rock of Ages
      (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Augustus Montague Toplady and music by Thomas Hastings
      Sung in the church bar

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 16, 1962 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Trigger Happy
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA(photographed at the town of "Old Tucson")
    • Production company
      • Carousel Productions (III)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 33m(93 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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