---
title: 'The Deserter (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Burt Kennedy'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deserter-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066984/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Deserter (1971)

1971 · 100 min · Drama · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

The Deserter, also known as The S.O.B.s and The Devil's Backbone is a 1970 Italian-Yugoslav American international co-production Western film produced by Dino De Laurentiis. It was directed by Burt Kennedy and written by Clair Huffaker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Burt Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-kennedy)
- **Screenplay:** [William H. James](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-james), [Clair Huffaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/clair-huffaker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Frank Santillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-santillo)

## Cast

- [Richard Crenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-crenna)
- [Brandon deWilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-dewilde)
- [Fausto Tozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-tozzi)
- [Chuck Connors](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-connors)
- [Albert Salmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-salmi)
- [José Terrón](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-terron)
- [Mimmo Palmara](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimmo-palmara)
- [John Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alderson)
- [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- [Ian Bannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bannen)
- [Bekim Fehmiu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bekim-fehmiu)
- [Woody Strode](https://cinepixo.com/people/woody-strode)
- [Slim Pickens](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-pickens)
- [Patrick Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-wayne)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deserter-1971
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