The McMasters (1970)

Western

Set in the immediate post-Civil War era, The McMasters stars Brock Peters as a black Union soldier who finds he must figuratively fight the war all over again. Returning to his southern hometown, Peters quickly learns that nothing has really changed: he is a "free"man in name only. Peters' ex-master Burl Ives magnanimously gives the former slave a plot of land, but only Native-American David Carradine and his tribesmen are willing to work for a black man. The "invasion" of Indians serves to stir up the racial divisiveness even farther, thanks to local rabble-rouser Jack Palance.

Updated May 23 2020

Releases:

US -

1970-08-01

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Keywords:

civil war

FACTS

Runtime: 90 mins Rating: 4.2 Tag Line: After the wedding... they were given a real fine reception.

Cast

David Carradine

White Feather Lightfoot

R.G. Armstrong

Watson

Brock Peters

Benjamin "Benjie" McMasters

Burl Ives

Neil McMasters

Jack Palance

Kolby

L.Q. Jones

Russel

John Carradine

Preacher

Nancy Kwan

Robin Lightfoot