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The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

Comedy · Western · 1968

Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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The Scalphunters

“"I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!"”

1968 Comedy · Western 1h 42m

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6.4 / 10

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Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sydney Pollack

Written by

William W. Norton

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Joe Bass

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Kate

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Jim Howie

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Joseph Lee

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Jed

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Frank

Dan Vadis

Dan Vadis

Yuma

Court is in session

Put The Scalphunters on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.