The War Wagon
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The War Wagon | |
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1967 Movie Poster |
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Directed by | Burt Kennedy |
Produced by | Marvin Schwartz |
Written by | Clair Huffaker (novel and screenplay) |
Starring | John Wayne Kirk Douglas |
Music by | Dimitri Tiomkin |
Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
Editing by | Harry W. Gerstad |
Distributed by | Universal |
Release date(s) | May 27, 1967 |
Running time | 122 min. |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
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The War Wagon is a 1967 western film directed by Burt Kennedy and adapted by Clair Huffaker from her own novel. The film, which featured John Wayne in one of his few roles as a "bad guy," received generally positive reviews. [1]
[edit] Plot
Jackson (John Wayne) and Lomax (Kirk Douglas) ally against Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot), a man who stole from both men to become wealthy and powerful. Together, they plot to steal a shipment of gold being transported in a "war wagon," a heavily armored stagecoach armed with a deadly gatling gun in a top-mounted steerable turret.
[edit] Cast
- John Wayne as Taw Jackson
- Kirk Douglas as Lomax
- Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear
- Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt
- Keenan Wynn as Wes Fletcher
- Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce
- Joanna Barnes as Lola
- Valora Noland as Kate Fletcher
- Bruce Dern as Hammond