''The Scavengers'' (1969) is a

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and

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released in 1969, and re-released as ''The Grabbers'' in 1970. It was directed by Lee Frost and starred

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also participated. The film takes place in the period just after the

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. Renegade

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soldiers take over a frontier town, but after they molest a young black woman, a group of ex-slaves arm themselves and counter-attack. The film, like ''

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'', is considered among the more notorious of Frost's films.

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* 1969 films Films directed by Lee Frost 1960s war drama films 1960s action films 1969 drama films {{War-drama-film-stub