Fide sed cui vide
Friday, April 10, 2026

The Avenging Angel (1995)

Director Craig R. Baxley
Rating Rating
MPAA PG
Run Time 91 min
Color Color
Aspect Ratio 1.66 : 1
Sound Stereo
Producer Esparza / Katz Productions
Country: USA
Genre: Drama, Western
Plot Synopsis

Revisionist western about a freelance bodyguard hired to protect a Mormon prophet from a gang of would-be assassins in 19th Century Utah.

Tagline

They trained him to shoot. To ride. To kill. He was the hunter. Now, he's the hunted.

Quotes

Utley: You know, Alpheus, the problem with polygamy is that when you've had 27 wives and 56 children, one's just bound to turn out as dirt-stupid and pig-ugly as you.

Filming Locations

Outside Salt Lake City, UT

The film is not entirely fictitious: Brigham Young was president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he did have a home in St. George.

Miscellaneous

After Miles kills Alpheus and checks his pulse and declares him dead Miles rides off and they zoom in and you can see Alpheus's chest rising and falling with each breath so he's breathing still.