after escape home and three young man friend ( gary grime and charles martin smith and ron howard ) form an alliance and a dynamic trio trio combine raw untamed youth . they find an old man ( lee marvin ) with the experience only a master gun fighter can offer . they form his own gang and carry out a number of bank robbery and murder . they be convert an outlaw with a price on their head . but they be trap in mexico and while await trial in mexico be release on bail by the bandit spike . the three young man accompany by the veteran crook on the raid bank in which two of them be severely wound . the lawman form a posse be engage to hunt down the gang . the film pack action western and rider pursuit and emotion and shoot out and be quite entertain . besides contains good feeling a the friendship and faithfulness and companionship although be betray for one of them on the final . the trio young player be phenomenal and they will get much success in the future and especially ron howard ( american graffiti ) with a successful career a director ( beautiful mind and cinderella man and da vinci code ) while charles martin smith a famed secondary ( starman and untouchable ) while gary grime ( summer of 42 and class of 44 ) a starring of western with similar role of naive cowboy ( cahill u marshal and culpeppercattle ) though nowadays he be retreat . and and of course and the great lee marvin and he make a terrific acting . also appear two noted secondary actor from numerous western representnoah beery jr and arthur hunnicut . the film be shoot in almeria ( spain ) and location where be film hundred spaghetti western during the 60 and 70 . the motion picture be well direct by richard fleischer . the movie will like to lee marvin fan and twilight western enthusiastic .