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29 July 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
THE HERO - John Wayne is "Chisum" morePlot:
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
"No matter where people go, sooner or later, there's the law." more (29 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 14 | 8:15 AM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wayne | ... | John Simpson Chisum | |
| Forrest Tucker | ... | Lawrence Murphy | |
| Christopher George | ... | Dan Nodeen | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | James Pepper | |
| Glenn Corbett | ... | Pat Garrett | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Sheriff Brady | |
| Andrew Prine | ... | Alex McSween | |
| Patric Knowles | ... | J. Henry Tunstall | |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Jess Evans | |
| Lynda Day George | ... | Sue McSween (as Lynda Day) | |
| Geoffrey Deuel | ... | Billy 'The Kid' Bonney | |
| Pamela McMyler | ... | Sallie Chisum | |
| John Agar | ... | Amos Patton | |
| Lloyd Battista | ... | Neemo | |
| Robert Donner | ... | Bradley Morton - Deputy sheriff |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
111 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
Colour (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-11 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | France:U | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 (theatrical rating: 1970) | USA:GFun Stuff
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Although clearly labeled as the older man, at 57 Patric Knowles was actually five years younger than John Wayne. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the "Big Casino, Little Casino" scene Pat Garrett is playing draw poker. If he loses the hand he will accept Chisum's job offer. He tells Chisum the next card will make up his mind. He draws one card, the 10 of diamonds, known as "Big Casino". When the camera shows his hand he was drawing to 5, 8, J, Q of spades, attempting to complete a flush. The 10 of diamonds gave him a four flush or losing hand. However, slow motion shows him throwing away the six of spades. It appears he broke up a "pat" hand to draw. moreQuotes:
Lawrence Murphy: And you good people witnessed the cowardly and cold-blooded murder of our beloved Sheriff Brady by Billy "the Kid" Bonney right over there. Governor Axtell has appointed a new sheriff, Dan Nodeen. He's offered a $200 award for the kid, and I'm adding a further reward of $1,000, dead or alive.[Crowd murmurs "$1200"]
Lawrence Murphy: Sheriff here has formed his posse. Oh... Have you got anything you want to add to that, Sheriff?
Dan Nodeen: Just this. I'm going to bring Bonney in. Now you people can either help me, or stay the hell out of my way!
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McLaglen's western showcases Wayne as John Simpson Chisum, an historical figure who was the largest owner of land, of horses and cattle in New Mexico territory around 1878 The Pecos River runs through the middle of his land He lets the water flow to all the ranches, big and small If another man, with more appetitelike Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker) owned that land he'd control a territory bigger than most states and some countries The story is based on the bloody Lincoln County cattle war
Things come to 'one hell of a fight' when Murphy's men kill Chisum's friend Henry Tunstall, mentor to Billy the Kid, and have Alex McSween, manager of their general store, with Billy and some men, trapped in
Forrest Tucker plays Chisum's enemy who really thinks himself skillful enough to 'own' the law
Christopher George (Dan Nodeen) plays the half-crazy bounty hunter who gimps because of Billy the Kid
Ben Johnson has one of the most impressive records of any supporting Westerner He came here to support Chisum all the way
Andrew V. McLaglen has built up a reputation as one of the most promising of post-war directors of Westerns, but has yet to fulfill that promise with a really major work