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The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers. One in particular, Geronimo, is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and necessary actions by the government, Geronimo and thirty or so other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, whi.

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40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)

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The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defend them. Murphy's mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but it's stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers.

IMDB Rating: 5.7

IMDB Votes: 1000

Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western

Country: USA

Duration: 95 min

Plot tags: retro, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful