After the war of secession, the aging Cordeen, who owns thousands of acres in Texas, rules his numerous and quarrelsome sons with an iron hand. He sends them out to deal with the threat of the representatives from the North. However, not all the sons share their father's unlimited hatred for the Northerners and they find it increasingly difficult to obey his despotic commands. To add to the family's unrest, a prodigal son decides to return to the fold, provoking two other sons to down tools and leave. Cordeen, outraged, pursues them and tries to kill them. An absurd family feud ensues, prolonged by the participation of the entire Cordeen family.
Gordon Scott
as Lon Cordeen
Joseph Cotten
as Temple Cordeen
James Mitchum
as Hoby Cordeen
Franco Nero
as Charley Garvey
Ilaria Occhini
as Edith Wickett
Muriel Franklin
as Alice Cordeen
Romano Puppo
as Paine Cordeen
Claudio Gora
as Fred Wickett
Emma Valloni
as Bess Cordeen
Carla Calò
as Mrs. Temple Cordeen(as Carroll Brown)
Franco Balducci
as Pete Wiley
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
as Adrian Cordeen(as Ivan Andrews)
