Powderkeg

A sturdy, unpretentious Western adventure that gets the job done with a tense hostage standoff and a couple of hired guns.

Directed by

Douglas Hayes

Genres

Action, Adventure, Western

Starring

Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas

Tagline

Their gun and guts for hire... and a blank check is their price

Overview

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.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Revenge, justice, betrayal, survival

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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