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The War Wagon is a american film of genre Action directed by Bruce Cabot released in USA on 27 may 1967 with John Wayne
The War Wagon (1967)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 may 1967
Length 1h41
Directed by Bruce Cabot, Bruce Dern, Kirk Douglas, Gene Evans, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., John Wayne, Keenan Wynn, Joanna Barnes, Burt Kennedy, Clair Huffaker
OriginUSA
Themes Heist films
Rating68%
The War Wagon is a 1967 Western film starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, released by Universal Pictures, directed by Burt Kennedy, produced by Marvin Schwartz and adapted by Clair Huffaker from his own novel. The picture received generally positive reviews. The supporting cast includes Howard Keel, Robert Walker, Jr., Keenan Wynn, Joanna Barnes, and Bruce Dern.
Wayne and Douglas had earlier made In Harm's Way and Cast a Giant Shadow together.
The movie is in color and has an aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The DVD contains extras, including the theatrical trailer and production notes.
Synopsis
Rancher Taw Jackson (John Wayne) returns to his hometown to settle a score. Three years earlier, he was framed by corrupt businessman Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot) and wrongfully imprisoned. Pierce did this to confiscate Jackson's land, where he had discovered gold. After his prison sentence was cut short for good behavior, Jackson returns to steal a shipment of gold from Pierce. He hires Lomax (Kirk Douglas) to assist him, even though he had worked as a hired gun for Pierce and was instrumental in sending him to prison. Jackson needs Lomax not only because of his marksmanship, but also because he is a safe-cracker. The gold shipment is being transported in a "war wagon," a heavily armored stagecoach armed with a deadly Gatling gun in a top-mounted steerable turret. Jackson and Lomax assemble a gang and plan to rob the war wagon at the weakest point in the route it travels.Actors
John Wayne
(Taw Jackson)
Kirk Douglas
(Lomax)
Howard Keel
(Levi Walking Bear)
Robert Walker Jr.
(Billy Hyatt)
Keenan Wynn
(Wes Fletcher)
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