Movie: The Godchild

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jack Palance
Jack Palance

Rourke

Jack Warden
Jack Warden

Sgt. Dobbs

Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine

Lt. Lewis

Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter

Crees

José Pérez
José Pérez

Sanchez

Bill McKinney
Bill McKinney

Cpl. Crawley

Jesse Vint
Jesse Vint

Loftus

Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan

Virginia

John Quade
John Quade

Denton

Neil Brooks Cunningham
Neil Brooks Cunningham

William

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    Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant child. They promise the woman that they will take care of the child and get it to safety, even though none of them knows anything whatsoever about children or babies.

  • Release Date

    1974-11-26

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    6

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    English
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