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Incident at Phantom Hill

1966 · 88 min

A dusty, old-fashioned western adventure with a slow-burn trek, occasional bursts of danger, and a touch of romance.

Directed by
Earl Bellamy
Genres
Western
Starring
Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane, Dan Duryea
Tagline
A million dollars in gold waits for 2 desperate men and a blonde wildcat !
Overview
At the end of the Civil War, a major shipment of Union gold has been stolen and buried in the desert. Only one man knows the whereabouts of gold and the US Army sends captain Matt Martin to arrest him and come back with the gold. Martin, his prisoner and a handful of men enter Indian territory in search of the precious cargo. The Apaches, outlaws and storms will make it difficult.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Earl Bellamy
Genres
Western
Starring
Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane, Dan Duryea
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Earl Bellamy
Written by
Frank S. Nugent, Ken Pettus
Starring
Robert Fuller, Jocelyn Lane, Dan Duryea, Tom Simcox, Linden Chiles, Claude Akins, Noah Beery Jr., Paul Fix
Cinematography
William Margulies
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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