The Bravos


The Bravos is a 1972 American Western television film directed by Ted Post and starring George Peppard.

Plot

The commander of an isolated frontier cavalry post tries to stop an Indian war and find his son, who has been kidnapped.

Cast

In December 1969 it was announced Christopher Knopf had been signed to write The Bravos a movie for viewing on the ABC television network and the basis for a new series. Producer David Victor said he wanted the series to be an "adult Western".
Peppard's casting was announced in December 1970. It was Peppard's first television movie. "An actor acts," he said. "It's what he does and he must go where the work is. If television is the last media where we can find suitable roles then I'm happy to be back in it."
The film was shot in Arizona, finishing in January 1971. It was partly filmed at "Fort Delivery" a fort 50 miles from Flagstaff that was built for the 1963 film movie A Distant Trumpet.
The movie was not picked up for a TV series.