While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later arrives there to arrest everyone involved on a charge of murder. Sabbath is run by land baron Vince Bronson, a benevolent despot, who, upon hearing of the death, offers restitution for the incident.

• Scimitar Films
• United Artists
• Burt Lancaster
• Robert Ryan
• Lee J. Cobb
• Robert Duvall
• Sheree North
• Albert Salmi
• Richard Jordan
• John McGiver