Hawken is a rugged drifter and loner who meets and comes to rescue a young Shawnee woman, named Spirit in 1840s Tennessee, whom he leaves after saving her from a rouge group of Shawnee Indians. After taking up residence with an old fur trapper and old friend named Jeb Kline, Hawken later meets Spirit again whom runs away from a local fur trader named Tackett, whom she is sold to. Soon, Hawken is up against Tackett and a posse of hired killers, as well as a greedy and racist land owner, named Hickman, who's long abused son Noel whom narrates the entire story, comes to his and Spirit's aid to help them survive.
Peter Fonda
as Hawken
Jack Elam
as Tackett
Serene Hedin
as Spirit
Chuck Pierce Jr.
as Noel Hickman
Sue Ane Langdon
as Holly Clawson
Dennis Fimple
as Crowley
Royce Clark
as Luke
Bill Thurman
as Jeb Kline
Steve Lyons
as Burial recorder
