In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
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| Writing | Mitch Lindemann | Screenplay |
| Directing | Andrew V. McLaglen | Director |
| Writing | Ben Maddow | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Otho Lovering | Editor |
| Writing | A.B. Guthrie Jr. | Novel |
| Production | Edward F. Rhine | Casting |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Production | Mitch Lindemann | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Udko | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Terry Morse Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Crew | Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
| Crew | Everett Creach | Stunts |
| Crew | Nick Cravat | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Coffer | Stunts |
| Crew | Roydon Clark | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Burk | Stunts |
| Crew | May Boss | Stunts |
