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Santee poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.1 / 100
1973·Drama / Western / Action·1h 33m

SANTEE

“How Long Can a Man Hunt Someone That is Already DEAD?”

Jody Deakes joins up with his father after many years, just to discover that his dad is part of an outlaw gang on the run from a relentless bounty hunter named Santee. Jody is orphaned soon after Santee catches up to the gang, and follows Santee in hopes of taking vengeance for his father's death. Instead, however, Jody discovers that Santee is a good and loving man, tormented by the death of his young son at the hands of another outlaw gang. Santee and his wife take Jody in and a father and son relationship begins to grow. Then the gang that shot Santee's son shows up. The film was produced by Edward Platt of Get Smart fame. It was one of the first motion pictures to be shot electronically on videotape and then transferred to film.

Above the Line
Gary Nelson·DirectorBrand Bell·WriterThomas W. Blackburn·WriterDonald M. Morgan·Director of PhotographyDon Randi·Original Music ComposerGeorge W. Brooks·Editor
Cast
Glenn Ford·SanteeMichael Burns·Jody DeaksDana Wynter·Valerie SanteeJay Silverheels·John CrowHarry Townes·Sheriff Stu CarterJohn Larch·BannerRobert J. Wilke·Deaks (as Robert Wilke)Robert Donner·J.C.Taylor Lacher·LanceJohn Bailey·Homesteader
Full Crew
(6 credits)
Directing· 1
Gary Nelson·Director
Writing· 2
Brand Bell·WriterThomas W. Blackburn·Writer
Camera· 1
Donald M. Morgan·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
George W. Brooks·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Don Randi·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
57.1
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
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