Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.

Martin Sheen
as Pike

Sam Waterston
as White Bull

Harvey Keitel
as Henry

Stéphane Audran
as The Widow

John Castle
as The Priest

Caroline Langrishe
as Judith

Jorge Russek
as Gonzalo

Manuel Ojeda
as Miguel

Jorge Luke
as Red Sky

Pedro Damián
as José