Aging cowboy Will Penny (Charlton Heston) takes a new job on an Oregon ranch and finds himself lodging for the winter in an old mountain cabin which has been temporarily occupied by Catherine, a married woman who is travelling to rejoin her husband. The pair soon finds themselves attracted to each other, but propriety prevents them from following their feelings. However, the situation changes when they are interrupted by the lunatic Preacher Quint (Donald Pleasence) and his gang of dangerous bandits.
Director: Tom Gries
Producer: Fred Engel
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Writer: Tom Gries
Music: Elmer Bernstein
Actor: Charlton Heston
Actor: Joan Hackett
Actor: Donald Pleasence
Actor: Lee Majors
Actor: Bruce Dern
Actor: Slim Pickens
Actor: Ben Johnson
Actor: Clifton James
Actor: Anthony Zerbe
Actor: G.D. Spradlin
Actor: Quentin Dean
Actor: Luke Askew