
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.
Cast

Gene Hackman
Sam Clayton

Candice Bergen
Miss Jones

James Coburn
Luke Matthews

Ben Johnson
Mister

Ian Bannen
Sir Harry Norfolk

Jan-Michael Vincent
Carbo

Dabney Coleman
Jack Parker

Sally Kirkland
Honey

Buddy Van Horn
Slim

Jean Willes
Rosie
Mario Arteaga
Mexican

Robert Donner
Reporter
Lucia Canales
Unknown

John McLiam
Gebhardt

Robert F. Hoy
Lee Christie
Jerry Gatlin
The Wood Cutter
Walter Scott
Steve
William H. Burton Jr.
Billy
Joe Brooks
Unknown
Darwin Lamb
Unknown

Paul Stewart
J.B. Parker (uncredited)
Crew

Richard Brooks
Director, Writer, Producer
George Grenville
Editor
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Charles Bonniwell
Second Assistant Director
Tom Shaw
Assistant Director
Richard Tim Vanik
Camera Operator
Richard Craig Meinardus
First Assistant Camera
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Tyler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Overton Jr.
Sound
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects

Alex North
Original Music Composer
Bob Signorelli
Set Decoration

Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
Walter Scott
Stunts
Mario Arteaga
Stunts
Jerry Gatlin
Stunts
William H. Burton Sr.
Stunts

Robert F. Hoy
Stunts

Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
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