Lieutenant McAllister (Bill Travers) is ordered to transport ammunition through Apache territory with only a small troop of rookie soldiers to guard them. Along for the ride is ex-scout Jess Remsberg (James Garner) who is trying to track down Ellen Grange (Bibi Andersson) who keeps running off to the Apache and away from her husband Willard Grange (Dennis Weaver). Also there is Toller (Sidney Poitier) who is breaking in the soldier's wild horses.
This is rough and tumble old fashioned western. The men are tough, and the Apaches are tougher. The landscape is even harder. All the characters are stock characters. The good news is that they are played by some of the best actors of all times.
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