and Major Claremont use dynamite to blow up and break the track rails, grounding the train before it reaches the fort; and while Deakin runs interference, Claremont rushes ahead to Fort Humboldt to free the soldiers imprisoned by Calhoun's gang. A gunfight breaks out when the freed soldiers clash with the Indians and bandits at the train; Calhoun is killed by Gov. Fairchild when he threatens Marica, but the governor is then in turn cut down by Major Claremont. At the end of the battle, Deakin intercepts Marshal Pearce and shoots him when the corrupt lawman decides to go down fighting. Cast Charles Bronson as Agent John Deakin / John Murray Ben Johnson as U.S. Marshal Pearce Richard Crenna as Governor Richard Fairchild Jill Ireland as Marica Charles Durning as O'Brien Ed Lauter as Major Claremont Bill McKinney as Reverend Peabody David Huddleston as Dr. Molyneux Roy Jenson as Chris Banion Rayford Barnes as Sergeant Bellew Scott Newman as Rafferty Robert Tessier as Levi Calhoun (voiced by Paul Frees (uncredited)) Joe Kapp as Henry, The Steward Archie Moore as Carlos, The Cook Sally Kirkland as Jane–Marie, First Prostitute Sally Kemp as Second Prostitute Eddie Little Sky as Chief White Hand Keith McConnell as Gabriel John Mitchum as Red Beard Read Morgan as Captain Oakland Robert Rothwell as Lieutenant Newell Casey Tibbs as Jackson Doug Atkins as Jebbo Eldon Burke as Ferguson (uncredited) Irv Faling as Colonel Scoville (uncredited) William Klein as Seamon Devlin (uncredited) Ron Ponozzo as Soldier (uncredited) Production Writing Producers Elliott Kastner and Jerry Gershwin had filmed a number of Alistair MacLean novels previously, including Where Eagles Dare and When Eight Bells Toll. Casting Charles Bronson was paid $1 million plus 10% of the gross for his role. Lewiston realtor Irv Falling, a retired U.S. Army colonel, played a cameo role as the father of Marica, Gov. Fairchild's fiancée (Jill Ireland) in the final snowy scene, as frontier army colonel and commander at Fort Humboldt reunites with his daughter. He had helped the Bronsons find a home to rent. Bronson and Ireland arrived in Lewiston for filming in early March 1975 and stayed at 322 Stewart Avenue. Filming Some exteriors were filmed in Pierce and Reubens in north central Idaho. The Native American extras were Nez Perce, mostly from Railroad scenes were filmed on the Camas Prairie Railroad (based in Lewiston). The hire of the train (Great Western