Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo
Directed byRalph Nelson
Screenplay byMarvin H. Albert
Michael M. Grilikhes
Based onApache Rising
1957 novel
by Marvin H. Albert
Produced byFred Engel
Ralph Nelson
StarringJames Garner
Sidney Poitier
Bill Travers
Bibi Andersson
Dennis Weaver
CinematographyCharles F. Wheeler
Edited byFredric Steinkamp
Music byNeal Hefti
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • June 15, 1966 (1966-06-15)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,500,000 (US/ Canada)

Duel at Diablo is a 1966 American Western film directed by Ralph Nelson starring James Garner and Sidney Poitier. It is based on Marvin H. Albert's 1957 novel Apache Rising. The production was shot on location in southern Utah.

The film was Garner's first Western after leaving the long-running TV series Maverick. Poitier had never been in a Western and was re-teaming with Nelson who directed Lilies of the Field. The supporting cast includes Bibi Andersson, Bill Travers, Dennis Weaver and John Hoyt. The musical score was composed by Neal Hefti.