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Movie Info

Native American Union Intelligence officer Capt. Apache (Lee Van Cleef) has his work cut out for him investigating the murder of Commissioner Ezekiel Collier. Not only are the clues sparse to begin with, but every time Apache has a lead to follow, his suspects inevitably turn up dead before he can ask any questions. With the help of his friend and mistress, Maude (Carroll Baker), however, Apache learns that the conspiracy goes deeper than anyone could have imagined.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

western
Original Language:

English
Director:

Alexander Singer
Producer:

Milton Sperling, Philip Yordan
Writer:

Philip Yordan, Milton Sperling
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 26, 2020
Runtime:

1h 34m
Production Co:

Benmar Productions

Cast & Crew

Lee Van Cleef
Capt. Apache

Carroll Baker
Maude

Stuart Whitman
Griffin

Percy Herbert
Moon

Elisa Montes
Rosita

Tony Vogel
Snake

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Critic Reviews for Captain Apache

All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

A movie that steers a narrow course between action and laughs.

November 16, 2018 | Full Review…

Tony Mastroianni
Cleveland Press
The western is a very violent and preposterous one.

March 27, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Captain Apache

Mar 26, 2010

Grade C western with cheapo sets and some ridiculous 70's mind bending thrown into its uninteresting mix. Carroll Baker's part is a nothing and her makeup is strictly late 1960's glamorous, hardly fitting to the western setting. The musical score is awful!

jay n Super Reviewer
Feb 02, 2008

A quirky but dire western starring Lee Van Cleef as a Native American officer in the Union Army, determined to make sense of a dying man's cryptic last words: "April morning". If you're thinking this sounds like the western equivalent of "Citizen Kane" you're way off the mark, and I'd be surprised if you still care what the riddle means by the time Van Cleef finds out. The choppy editing ensures that the film makes no narrative sense whatsoever, and it is badly dated by an inappropriately funky soundtrack and a trippy hallucination scene. Van Cleef actually sings the two songs which play over the credits, both of which are dreadful. Unfortunately, "Captain Apache" isn't quite camp enough to be enjoyed for its awfulness, but the sight of Lee Van Cleef in a loin-cloth, desperately sucking his stomach in, ought to raise a smile. I think this was an American/Spanish co-production, but stylistically it's a Spaghetti rip-off.

Stephen M Super Reviewer