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An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

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An Eye for an Eye

"One man's eyes ...another man's hands ...between them they held the strangest gun in the west!"

1966

1h 32m

7.4(17 votes)

Western

Overview

A former bounty hunter teams up with a younger one, to track down and kill the wanted gang leader who murdered his wife and little boy.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing

Bill Talion

Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne

Benny Wallace

Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Ike Slant

Gloria Talbott

Gloria Talbott

Bri Quince

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Trumbull

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Brian Quince

Clint Howard

Clint Howard

Jo-Hi Quince

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Harry

Henry Wills

Henry Wills

Charley Beetson

Jerry Gatlin

Jerry Gatlin

Jonas Beetson

Creative team

Directed by: Michael D. Moore
Written by: Bing Russell
Sumner Williams
Produced by: Carroll Case

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