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Twenty Paces to Death

Twenty Paces to Death

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Twenty Paces to Death

1970

1h 23m

7.0(2 votes)

Western

Overview

At the end of the Civil War, Aleck Kellaway, a fighter for the South, is tricked by the brothers Clegg and Elliot into helping them to carry out the robbery of a gold cargo belonging to the Northern Army.

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10 featured cast members

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Dean Reed

Dean Reed

Mestizo

Alberto Farnese

Alberto Farnese

Aleck Kellaway

Patty Shepard

Patty Shepard

Deborah

Maria Pia Conte

Hazel

Marta May

Luis Induni

Luis Induni

Hombre de Cedric

Tony Chandler

César Ojinaga

César Ojinaga

Clegg

Alejandro Ulloa

Cómplice del asalto

Gustavo Re

Gustavo Re

Eugene

Creative team

Directed by: Antonio Mollica
Manuel Esteba
Written by: Juliana San José de la Fuente
Guido Leoni

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