“They burned his house ... Raped his wife ... Ravaged his land ...”
The Desperate Mission
4.6
7 votes·1969
·1h 36m
·MovieWesternActionAdventureDramaTV Movie
Overview
A man who has lost everything joins others paid to convey a wealthy man's wife - and a mysterious treasure - to safety in San Francisco.
Keywords
infidelitycaliforniaunfaithfulnessshootoutjoaquin murieta
Cast
Ricardo Montalban
Joaquin Murieta
Slim Pickens
Three-Finger Jack
Rosey Grier
Morgan
Jim McMullan
Arkansaw
Earl Holliman
Shad Clay
Ina Balin
Otilla Ruiz
Robert J. Wilke
Gant
Miriam Colon
Claudina
Anthony Caruso
Don Miguel Ruiz
Eddra Gale
Dolores the Bartender
Armando Silvestre
Diego Campos
José Chávez
First Monk
Ben Archibek
Frankie Gant
Pancho Córdova
Father Augustine
Charles Horvath
Yuma
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