Now, I'm no expert on this gentleman, but fact, fiction or a combination of both (most likely) it is still superior effort from David Carradine in the title role as this pioneering individual whose versatility saw him carry out a wide range of jobs sometimes for and sometimes against Uncle Sam. Abetted by his cranky sidekick Al Sieber (Richard Widmark) this tall tale involves them both in just about every event from this period of expansionist American history from Geronimo to the railroads. It's quite a well slung together western adventure, there is plenty of action and for people who neither... read the rest.