
Chisum(1970)
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.


Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.

Gary Grimes
Ben Mockridge

Billy Green Bush
Frank Culpepper

Luke Askew
Luke

Bo Hopkins
Dixie Brick

Geoffrey Lewis
Russ

Wayne Sutherlin
Missoula

John McLiam
Thorton Pierce

Matt Clark
Pete

Raymond Guth
Cook

Anthony James
Nathaniel
The Culpepper Cattle Co. is a western film released in 1972 exploring themes of colorado, coming of age, cattle, cowboy, cattle-rustler. Directed by Dick Richards, it stars Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew. Working as an assistant on a long cattle drive, the young Ben Mockridge contends between his dream of being a cowboy and the harsh truth of the Old West.
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