The Return of Desperado

1988 1h 35m EN

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7.7

BANGER

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7.4

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 3★7.4IMDB · 142

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Synopsis

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Duell McCall is in New Mexico running afoul of local land baron. McCall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being victimized by the diabolical Foxworth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alex McArthur
Duell McCall
Robert Foxworth
Marcus Dryden
Billy Dee Williams
Daniel Lancaster
Marcy Walker
Caitlin Jones
Victor Love
Nathaniel Pickett
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Molly Pickett
Shelby Leverington
Charles Boswell
Evans

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writers: Charles Grant Craig, John Mankiewicz, Daniel Pyne
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Desperado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by E.W. Swackhamer, shot by Robert C. Jessup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alex McArthur and Robert Foxworth and Billy Dee Williams carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

E.W. Swackhamer directs. Robert C. Jessup behind the camera. Mark W. Rosenbaum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Desperado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by E.W. Swackhamer, shot by Robert C. Jessup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mark W. Rosenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alex McArthur and Robert Foxworth and Billy Dee Williams carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0095988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.