Captain Apache
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexander Singer
Screenplay by	Milton Sperling Philip Yordan
Based on	The novel Captain Apache by S.E. Whitman
Produced by	Milton Sperling Philip Yordan
Starring	Lee Van Cleef Carroll Baker Stuart Whitman
Cinematography	John Cabrera
Edited by	Leigh G. Tallas
Music by	Dolores Claman
Distributed by	Scotia International
Release date	27 October 1971 (1971-10-27) (U.S.)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Spain United Kingdom
Language	English

Captain Apache is a 1971 Spanish-British acid Western film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Lee Van Cleef, Carroll Baker, and Stuart Whitman. It was written and produced by Milton Sperling and Philip Yordan. The film was based on the 1965 novel Captain Apache by Sidney Edgerton Whitman, a prolific writer of Western fiction. The vocals of the opening and credits song were written by Dolores Claman and performed by Van Cleef.

Synopsis

Captain Apache is a Native American U.S. Cavalry officer, who finds himself tangled into a conspiracy, and proceeding upon the case of solving the enigma of the last words of a dead commissioner (and captain's old friend) which were: "April morning". Each time he nears discovering the meaning of the phrase, another character capable of providing certain help in solving the mystery dies and throws him off the trail. The journey eventually takes the captain to a train, one which pulls a private railroad car named April Morning, transporting President Ulysses S. Grant. Putting the information together leads the captain to realizing an assassination is about to take place and he is the only one who can prevent it.

Cast

• Lee Van Cleef – Captain Apache
• Carroll Baker – Maude
• Stuart Whitman – Griffin
• Percy Herbert – Moon
• Elisa Montés – Rosita
• Charly Bravo – Sanchez
• Charles Stal Maker – O'Rourke
• Tony Vogel – Snake
• Faith Clift – Abigail
• Dee Pollock – Ben
• Dan van Husen – Al
• Hugh McDermott – General Ryland
• Elsa Zabala – Witch

Release

Captain Apache was also released under these titles: Capitán Apache (Spain), Deathwork (U.S.A.), The Guns of April Morning (U.K.), Capitan Apache (Italy), Kapteeni Apassi (Finland), Pääpiru (Finland), O Keravnos ton Apache (Greece), and Hunt the Man Down.