A Time for Killing

During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and they soon find themselves in a battle with the Union search party who also is unaware of the war's end.

Cast

Glenn Ford

as Tom Wolcott

George Hamilton

as Dorrit Bentley

Inger Stevens

as Emily Biddle

Paul Petersen

as Blue Lake

Todd Armstrong

as Lt. 'Pru' Prudessing

Max Baer Jr.

as Sgt. Luther Liskell

Kenneth Tobey

as Sgt. Cleehan

Timothy Carey

as Billy Cat

Harry Dean Stanton

as Sgt. Dan Way

Richard X. Slattery

as Cpl. Paddy Darling

Reviews

John Chard

Protracted mess that's nearly saved by the high action quota. Confederate POWs escape a Union camp and make for the Mexico border chased by Union troops. This in spite of the fact that the war has just been declared over... Directed by Phil Karlson with Roger Corman on hand for uncredited duti...

CinemaSerf

After what can only be described as one of the most ludicrous firing squad scenarios I've ever seen, the irritated confederate prisoners under the command of "Bentley" (George Hamilton) decide that they are going to avenge themselves on their blue-shirted counterparts and so they duly kill some guar...

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