Warren saves the day of course. I was never a big fan of the film for it is what it is - a directorial debut with limited funds. I did an audio-commentary last year for the Blu-ray and while researching etc. I began to like the film a bit better. It is uneven and has serious flaws, but also some nice stuff. Being a John Ford fan I found, as I recall, at least 10 homages

. And the first big robbery is pretty violent and very intensely directed. For what it is it is quite good, after it all it was an AIP cheapie. For them of course it was a rather big production, nevertheless a very low-budgeted film. Milius soon showed what he could do with the much better WIND & THE LION and the excellent BIG WEDNESDAY. But I think he sees himself more as a writer than a director. Anyway, any show with Warren can never be a bad time at the movies

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