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Chisum

Chisum

THE LEGEND - John Wayne is 'Chisum'

19706.71h 51m

Overview

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by Andrew J. Fenady
Produced by Andrew J. Fenady
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $6.0M

Top Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

John Chisum

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Lawrence Murphy

Christopher George

Christopher George

Dan Nodeen

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

James Pepper

Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett

Pat Garrett

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Alex McSween

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Sheriff Brady

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Henry Tunstall

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Jess Evans

Lynda Day George

Lynda Day George

Sue McSween

Themes & Keywords

gunslingermonopolymoral conflictcattle drivegun battlecattlehistorical eventwagon trainpossenostalgicquick drawland warcattle baronaggressivecattle-rustlerpat garrettnew mexico territory1870sgroup conflictbilly the kidassertivelincoln county war

About Chisum

Chisum is a western film released in 1970 exploring themes of gunslinger, monopoly, moral conflict, cattle drive, gun battle, cattle. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, it stars John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George. Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

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