by MGM (Video & DVD)
Sales Rank: 23368
Price: $9.98
I'd heard negative things about this film but it does have some good moments. The opening prison break scene is well done but most of the movie doesn't fulfill its promise. I understand budget problems occurred and it is obvious the cinematic quality suffered. With a less convoluted script and a better budget, this could have been a really great movie. David Janssen has star presence and if you are a fan, it is worth the viewing. Despite his character's dasterdly and dispectable actions in parts of the film, you still feel an empathy for the character.This film wouldn't win any academy awards but it is not a drive-in dreadful either!
Viewer Reviews It's hard to decide where to start describing this movie. A man tricked into becoming a soldier in the union army (Janssen) attempts to escape the prison camp he's in. The first time is a failure and so the movie begins. He does 30 days in "the box" and tells the jailer his time was up "three days ago". Janssen (Macho) does manage to escape on his next attempt. This man has had all he can take of what life has dished out to him. That's the only reason I can think of why he would kill a man (Carradine) over a bottle of champagne. Carradine and Jean Seberg had just been married. She witnesses his death from the second story of their honeymoon suite. The marshall of the town decides Macho acted in self defense but Seberg goes after him and offers a sizeable reward. The ending is sad and ironic but there aren't many good westerns with happy endings.
