Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Powderkeg

Name: Powderkeg
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Released: 1971-04-16
Cast: Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole, Fernando Lamas, John McIntire, Michael Ansara

1971 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Western

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for action fans. If you loved The Treasure of the Sierra Madre or Red River, start here.
The mood: Exciting.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1971: an older pace and style.

A Mexican bandit is about to be executed in the United States, so his brother takes over a train and holds the passengers as hostages unless his brother is released. Now both the Americans and Mexicans are baffled as to what to do. One of the passengers — who wrote the letter for their captor — has a suggestion: call mercenaries Hank Brackett and Johnny Reech. They do, and as expected they do come up with a plan, but the president of the railroad is not sure if it will work.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 759 people sought it out in the past year

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Douglas Hayes

Rod TaylorHank Brackett
Dennis ColeJohnny Reach
Fernando LamasChucho Morales
John McIntireCyrus Davenport
Michael AnsaraPaco Morales
Tisha SterlingBeth Parkinson
Melodie JohnsonMiss Baker
Reni SantoniRicardo Sandoval
Luciana PaluzziJuanita Sierra-Perez
Joe De SantisCol. Delgado