''The Scavengers'' (1969) is a

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

war War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ...

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

and

exploitation film An exploitation film is a film that seeks commercial success by capitalizing on current trends, niche genres, or sensational content. Exploitation films often feature themes such as suggestive or explicit sex, sensational violence, drug use, nudi ...

released in 1969 and rereleased as ''The Grabbers'' in 1970. It was directed by Lee Frost and stars

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. The film is set in the aftermath of the

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. Renegade soldiers of the

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fight against armed

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in a town of the

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Plot

The film takes place in the period just after the

. Renegade

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soldiers take command of a frontier town, but after they molest a young black woman, a group of

arm themselves and counterattack.

Cast

as Capt. Steve Harris (as Jonathan Bliss) * Maria Lease as Faith * Michael Divoka as Sgt. Ward * Roda Spain as Nancy * John Riazzi as Carson * Wes Bishop as Dillon *Bruce Kimball as Jud * Sanford Mitchell as Parker * Tom Siegel as Bradley * Jody Berry as Williams * Paul Wilmoth as Cpl. Mason *

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as Lucile (as Ushi Digart) * James E. McLarty as Mr. Marsh

References

External links

* 1969 films 1960s war drama films 1960s exploitation films 1960s American films 1960s English-language films 1969 Western (genre) films 1969 action films 1969 drama films Films directed by Lee Frost American Civil War films {{War-drama-film-stub