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Starbird and Sweet William
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Starbird and Sweet William

1973-03-21 · 89 min · ★ 6.0

Adventure · Western

A plane crash survivor draws upon the sensibilities of his Native American ancestry in order to stay alive in a rugged outland.

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Directors
Jack Hively
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Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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A MartinezA MartinezStarbird
Louise LewisSweet William
Don HaggertyDon HaggertyHunter
Ancel CookHunter
Skip HomeierSkip HomeierRanger
Skeeter VaughanSkeeter VaughanGrandfather
Monika RamirezNadine
Roger BearRamheart
Caesar RamirezYoung Starbird
Rex AllenRex AllenNarrator (voice)

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