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.
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
Harrison Ford
as Lt. Shaffer
Kay E. Kuter
as Owelson
