Their gun and guts for hire... and a blank check is their price
A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.
Powderkeg (1971) is a action, adventure and western film directed by Douglas Hayes, released on April 16, 1971 with a runtime of 1h 33m. It stars Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas and John McIntire. Viewers rate it 8.5 out of 10 across 2 ratings.
Rod Taylor
as Hank Brackett
Dennis Cole
as Johnny Reach
Fernando Lamas
as Chucho Morales
John McIntire
as Cyrus Davenport
Michael Ansara
as Paco Morales
Tisha Sterling
as Beth Parkinson
Melodie Johnson
as Miss Baker
Reni Santoni
as Ricardo Sandoval
Luciana Paluzzi
as Juanita Sierra-Perez
Joe De Santis
as Col. Delgado
Jay Novello
as Pablo Sandoval
James Brown
as Sheriff Lynch
Directed by Douglas Hayes, written by Douglas Hayes, produced by Douglas Hayes.
Average viewer score of 8.5/10 from 2 ratings.
Unique train-oriented Western with Rod Taylor and several notables of the era RELEASED IN 1971 and written & directed by Douglas Heyes, "Powderkeg" chronicles events in 1914 when Mexican renegades led by Chucho Morales (Fernando Lamas) hijack a train for leverage to get his brother out of jail in New Mexico (Michael Ansara). Two adventurer-mercenaries (Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole) are enlisted to rescue the 73…
Reviewed on April 5, 2018
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Powderkeg (1971) is available to stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel and ScreenPix Amazon Channel , and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Powderkeg (1971) includes Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas, John McIntire and Michael Ansara. The film was directed by Douglas Hayes. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Powderkeg was released on April 16, 1971 and runs for 1h 33m.
Powderkeg (1971) holds an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from 2 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
