Chisum (1970)
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 110m
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Synopsis:
Ranchers in Lincoln County, aided by Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, fight the takeover of local government and commerce by one corrupt man.
Review:
Loosely based on events that took place in territory that would become New Mexico, this was one of Wayne's last films to deal with substantial themes and events, in this case the importance of law and order to ensure that men 'do the right thing'. It is a mite overlong, and suffers from a lionized view of the cattle baron that few would recognize in Sam Peckinpah's version. Nevertheless, for a John Wayne movie it is what it is, and all the better for having Ben Johnson in tow.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 110m
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Synopsis:
Ranchers in Lincoln County, aided by Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, fight the takeover of local government and commerce by one corrupt man.
Review:
Loosely based on events that took place in territory that would become New Mexico, this was one of Wayne's last films to deal with substantial themes and events, in this case the importance of law and order to ensure that men 'do the right thing'. It is a mite overlong, and suffers from a lionized view of the cattle baron that few would recognize in Sam Peckinpah's version. Nevertheless, for a John Wayne movie it is what it is, and all the better for having Ben Johnson in tow.
Country: US
Technical: col/scope 110m
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson
Synopsis:
Ranchers in Lincoln County, aided by Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, fight the takeover of local government and commerce by one corrupt man.
Review:
Loosely based on events that took place in territory that would become New Mexico, this was one of Wayne's last films to deal with substantial themes and events, in this case the importance of law and order to ensure that men 'do the right thing'. It is a mite overlong, and suffers from a lionized view of the cattle baron that few would recognize in Sam Peckinpah's version. Nevertheless, for a John Wayne movie it is what it is, and all the better for having Ben Johnson in tow.