Duel at Diablo

"Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!"

1966 1h 45m EN

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6.4

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6.5

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 125★6.5IMDB · 4,464

Western

Synopsis

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In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons her husband to rejoin her Apache lover's tribe.

“Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!”

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Cast

James Garner
Jess Remsberg
Sidney Poitier
Toller
Bill Travers
Scotty McAllister
Bibi Andersson
Ellen Grange
Dennis Weaver
Willard Grange
William Redfield
Sgt. Ferguson
John Hoyt
Chata
John Crawford
Clay Dean

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ralph Nelson
Writers: Michael M. Grilikhes, Marvin H. Albert
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ralph Nelson, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Neal Hefti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Fredric Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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James Garner and Sidney Poitier and Bill Travers carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ralph Nelson directs. Charles F. Wheeler behind the camera. Neal Hefti scores. Fredric Steinkamp cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ralph Nelson, shot by Charles F. Wheeler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Neal Hefti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Fredric Steinkamp shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5James Garner and Sidney Poitier and Bill Travers carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Yesterday they fought each other – today they fight together in a dead end canyon called Diablo!".
7IMDB entry: tt0060355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.