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Oct 8, 1983 · Ben Sunday, a retired gunfighter, helps a nun transport Apache orphans to a new home in Columbine, Colorado. Along the way, they face various dangers and challenges from the local townspeople and outlaws.
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- Comedy, Western
- Don Taylor
- 1983-10-08
Mar 15, 2021 · Robert Preston and Patty Duke star as a gunman and a nun who escort Apache children to a school in Columbine, a lawless town. The movie is a humorous adventure with outlaws, whores, and a dog named Boomer.
Aug 23, 2022 · Veteran stars Robert Preston, Patty Duke Astin and Sally Kellerman headline this action-packed western adventure in which a salty old gunfighter gets an unexpected chance to prove his mettle. Ben...
- 94 min
- 2.9K
- dudethatbe
A TV movie starring Robert Preston as a retired gunfighter who faces a gang of outlaws in the Old West. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers and other crew members on IMDb.
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(Also known in Central America in The Autumn of a Gunslinger) is a 1983 television film directed by Don Taylor. It is a US Western film starring Robert Preston, Patty Duke and Geoffrey Lewis. The tv film's plot is about Sister Dulcina hires an ageing gunfighter named Ben Sunday to help her transport a group of Apache children to Colorado, but when ...
Ben Sunday, a long-in-the-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-minded sister wants to erect a sanctuary for a group of Apache orphans. Ben Sunday picks an ideal spot, right in the center of town, the local saloon and "bawdy house".
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•Robert Preston as Ben Sunday •Patty Duke as Sister Dulcina (as Patty Duke Astin) •Geoffrey Lewis as Sheriff Johnson •Sally Kellerman as Mama Queen •David Knell as Jason, Ben's Nephew •Jacques Aubuchon as Father Jerome •Christopher Lloyd as Jack Brian •Jonathan Gries as Brian Brian •Clayton Landey as Boomer Brian •Pat Anderson as Billie Sue •Gene Blakely as Merchant •Henry Max Kendrick as Lawyer •Grizley Green as Luke •Roy Gunzberg as Jasper •Austin Judson as Henry •Arnie Krauss as Gunfighter •Calvin Monroe as Store Owner •Rusty Lee Stockwell as Harry / Oldtimer •Gregory Suke as Victorio •John Tacome as Drunk Miner •Don Collier as Sheriff Mills
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
•Gary J. Casper as Bartender 2 •Earl Smith as Bartender 1
The film, directed by Don Taylor from a screenplay by William W. Norton with characters originally created by Hal Goodman and Larry Klein , was produced by Bill Brademan and Edwin Self for Brademan Self Productions in association with Quinn Martin Productions and filmed in Old Tucson Arizona.
The film was broadcast in the United States on October 8, 1983 on the CBS television network. It was later released in the United States on VHS in 1990 by GoodTimes Home Video. It was also released in West Germany under the title Schwester Dulcinas 1-Dollar-Coup and in Finland under the title Syyskuun ase.
The film aired in the United States on October 8, 1983 on the CBS television network. It was later released in the United States on VHS in 1990 by GoodTimes Home Video. It was also released in West Germany under the title Schwester Dulcinas 1-Dollar-Coup and in Finland under the title Syyskuun ase.
The review for the movie has an average of 5.7 out of 10 with 70 votes from IMDb.
1.Error in the trailer, the narrator says Sally Kellerman when it is the actress Patty Duke they focus.
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A comedy-western about a gunfighter and a nun who team up to help Apache orphans. See cast, reviews, ratings and more on Letterboxd.
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. Read More. Light-hearted Western teams an aging hired gunfighter and a determined Catholic nun in an effort to find sanctuary for a group of unwanted Apache children -- and they find the perfect spot: the town saloon that had been converted from the wooden frame church that used to stand there. Cast & Crew.
