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Powderkeg

Powderkeg

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 16, 1971

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Western

User Score

80%

Original Title

Powderkeg

Production Companies

Filmways Television

Director

Douglas Hayes

Description

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.