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The Shadow of Chikara (1977)

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Confederate veterans of the last battle of the Civil War set out to find a hidden treasure: diamonds hidden in a cave. However, the soldiers find they are being followed by a mysterious ... See full summary »

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Drusilla Wilcox
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Amos Richmond - Teach
Joy N. Houck Jr. ...
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Rafe (as John Chandler)
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Rosalie Cutter
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Virgil Cane
Robert Ginnivan ...
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Maj. Lee Blackburn
Roger Manning ...
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Confederate veterans of the last battle of the Civil War set out to find a hidden treasure: diamonds hidden in a cave. However, the soldiers find they are being followed by a mysterious hunter (or hunters) who may have a connection to a mythic eagle spirit. Written by Ørnås and Ray Goshay

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31 May 1979 (Colombia)  »

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Diamond Mountain  »

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This movie is set in 1865 at the end of the American civil war and features diamonds being discovered in a cave in Arkansas. In real life the first diamonds were not discovered in Arkansas until 1906. See more »

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The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
by Robbie Robertson
Performed by The Band
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Paramount shelved this film for good reason!
20 August 1999 | by (Seattle, Washington) – See all my reviews

Halcow international film (who was famous for making western in the 60's & 70's drive-in era) made this poorly put together film. Paramount Pictures picked it up in 1977 under the title SHADOW MOUNTAIN and released briefly before it disappeared and to re-appear in several diffrent video labels. Joe Don Baker stars as a Southern soldier who comes home to find his wife with a Northern Soldier after the Civil War ended. He, Ted Neeley (from Jesus Christ Superstar) and an indian goes and travels and finds a Sondra Locke who is hiding some secret. Pretty amateurish film with bad sound, bad lighting, and a cameo by Slim Pickens. A song from the rock group "The Band" is also heard in the soundtrack.


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