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Cast
- Burt LancasterElias Wakefield
- Dianne FosterHannah Bolen
- Walter MatthauStan Bodine
- Diana LynnSusie Spann
- Donald MacDonaldLittle Eli Wakefield
- John McIntireZack Wakefield
- Una MerkelSophie Wakefield
- John CarradineZiby Fletcher
- John LitelPleasant Tuesday Babson
- Rhys WilliamsConstable
Recommendations
- 50
Time Out
Carradine is good value as a garrulous doctor; but in general the direction tends to get bogged down in not very interesting characters and relationships while neglecting to deliver the action. - 50
Variety
The rather simple story of a pioneer father, his son and their dream of new lands is the basis for this adventure-drama. The footage is long and often slow, with the really high spots of action rather scattered. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
An occasionally brutal, but generally plodding western from Lancaster (his first as a director), who fails to pump much life into the anemic script, giving the cast little to do. - 40
The New York Times
Some outdoor scenes in excellent color and the expanse of CinemaScope give a bit of magnificence to a picture that lacks it in every other way.
