''The Last Rebel'' is a 1971 American

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television film directed by Larry G. Spangler (as Denys McCoy) and starring Joe Namath.

Plot

Set in 1865 in southwest

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, at the close of the

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the film follows the adventures of two Confederate men and a black man whom they rescue from a lynching.

Cast

* Joe Namath as 'Captain' Hollis *

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as Matt *

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as Duncan *

Ty Hardin Ty Hardin (born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr.; January 1, 1930August 3, 2017) was an American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/ Warner Bros. Western television series ''Bronco''. Early life Hardin was born in New York City ...

as The Sheriff * Victoria George as Pearl * Renato Romano as Deputy Virgil * Marina Coffa as Camelia * Annamaria Chio as Madam Dupres * Mike Forrest as Cowboy * Bruce Eweka as The Black Boy *

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as Ruby, Pearl's partner * Larry Laurence as Bedroom Man * Sebastian Segriff as Union Officer * Al Hassan as Al the Badman * Art Johnson as Tall Soldier * Paul Sheriff as Old Soldier * Troy Patterson as 1st Rancher * Rick Wells as 2nd Rancher * Dominic Barto as Stagecoach Agent * James Garbo as Deputy * Tomas Rudy as Deputy

References

External links

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1971 television films 1971 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) television films Columbia Pictures films Films with screenplays by Warren Kiefer Films set in 1865 Films set in Missouri American Civil War films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{AmericanCivilWar-film-stub