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The McMasters
Directed byAlf Kjellin
Screenplay byHarold Jacob Smith
Produced byMonroe Sachson
StarringBurl Ives
Brock Peters
David Carradine
Nancy Kwan
CinematographyLester Shorr
Edited byMelvin Shapiro
Music byColeridge-Taylor Perkinson
Production
companies
Distrifilm SA
JayJen Productions
Distributed byChevron Pictures
Release dates
  • August 7, 1970 (1970-08-07) (New York City)
  • December 23, 1970 (1970-12-23) (Los Angeles)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The McMasters is a 1970 American Color Western film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Burl Ives, Brock Peters, David Carradine and Nancy Kwan.

Producer Monroe Sachson had made The Incident with Brock Peters and the two were looking around for another film to make together. The budget was around $2 million.[1] The film was shot in New Mexico.[2]

The film was cut by the US distributors, Chevron Pictures, and Peters, the writer and producer asked to have their names removed from the film.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Movies: An International Film Effort in New Mexico Briggs, Walter. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 13 Apr 1969: s17.
  2. ^ Making a western with overtones of now: 'Kind of frightening' Born a slave By Kimmis Hendrick. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) [Boston, Mass] 12 May 1969: 4.
  3. ^ DISAGREE WITH EDITING: Principals Disown New Film Kilday, Gregg. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 01 Sep 1970: g13.