A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.A Native American born US Army officer, Captain Apache, investigating a murder, uncovers a presidential assassination plot.
Elisa Montés
- Rosita
- (as Elisa Montes)
Charles Stalmaker
- O'Rourke
- (as Charles Stalnaker)
Charly Bravo
- Sanchez
- (as Charlie Bravo)
Dee Pollock
- Ben
- (as D. Pollock)
Dan van Husen
- Al
- (as Dan Van Husen)
José Bódalo
- General
- (as Jose Bodalo)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLee Van Cleef sings the title song.
- GoofsAfter Captain Apache is captured by Griffin's men outside the telegraph office he's taken to a run down stone building. Behind the building, in the upper right corner of the screen you can see some sort flashing neon sign or billboard in the distance.
- Quotes
Capt. Apache: I don't suppose you remember the combination?
Griffin: I never had a head for figures.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue:
"THE ONLY GOOD INDIAN IS A DEAD INDIAN" Paleface Saying
"THE ONLY GOOD PALEFACE IS A DEAD PALEFACE" Indian Saying
"LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" Source Forgotten
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Trauma (2016)
- SoundtracksCaptain Apache
Sung by Lee Van Cleef
Music by Dolores Claman
Words by Richard Morris
Guitar solo Juan Marquez Sacasa (as Juan Marquez)
Featured review
A lesser LVC Western, but still watchable.
Western star Lee Van Cleef is cast here in the title role, an Indian (!) officer in the Union Army. Clean shaven, wearing a toupee, and caked under more makeup than usual, Van Cleef is on the case when an Indian agent (Luis Induni) is killed. The agents' dying words are "April morning", and Van Cleef must solve the mystery behind this phrase. Among the characters he encounters are Griffin (Stuart Whitman), a gun runner, Griffins' fiancée Maude (ever lovely Carroll Baker), and a pair of thugs, Moon (Percy Herbert) & Snake (Tony Vogel).
The prospect of Van Cleef playing an Indian is the main drawing card of this decent enough but unremarkable film. It's adequately directed by Alexander Singer, a veteran of mostly TV, and scored well enough, by Dolores Claman, but it's also choppily edited, and the story (based on a novel by S.E. Whitman), isn't told in a particularly interesting way (despite the presence of top screenwriter Philip Yordan). What does help, to a degree, is a certain irreverence at times, and vivid location shooting in Spain. More squeamish viewers may appreciate the fact that it's violent without being particularly gory.
The mostly European cast is entertaining enough to watch. Whitman and Baker are fine, but "Captain Apache" is first and foremost a Van Cleef vehicle. He offers a typically stylish and charismatic performance, and, in one hilariously absurd scene, must suck in his gut when he's made to disrobe in front of an Indian chief.
Unmemorable overall, but it's still recommended if one is a fan of the star.
Six out of 10.
The prospect of Van Cleef playing an Indian is the main drawing card of this decent enough but unremarkable film. It's adequately directed by Alexander Singer, a veteran of mostly TV, and scored well enough, by Dolores Claman, but it's also choppily edited, and the story (based on a novel by S.E. Whitman), isn't told in a particularly interesting way (despite the presence of top screenwriter Philip Yordan). What does help, to a degree, is a certain irreverence at times, and vivid location shooting in Spain. More squeamish viewers may appreciate the fact that it's violent without being particularly gory.
The mostly European cast is entertaining enough to watch. Whitman and Baker are fine, but "Captain Apache" is first and foremost a Van Cleef vehicle. He offers a typically stylish and charismatic performance, and, in one hilariously absurd scene, must suck in his gut when he's made to disrobe in front of an Indian chief.
Unmemorable overall, but it's still recommended if one is a fan of the star.
Six out of 10.
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- Apr 24, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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