Chisum (1970)

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Genre

action film, Western film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

G

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 206 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy cattle rancher stands up to a corrupt businessman who is trying to take over the New Mexico Territory. The conflict escalates into a range war involving lawmen and outlaws like Billy the Kid.

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What happens

Chisum is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, starring John Wayne in the title role, and adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story "Chisum and the Lincoln County War". The supporting cast features Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Andrew Prine, Bruce Cabot, Patric Knowles, Richard Jaeckel, Lynda Day, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., John Agar, John Mitchum, Ray Teal, Christopher Mitchum, and Hank Worden, with Pete Duel and Pamela McMyler receiving "introducing" credits. The picture was filmed in Panavision and Technicolor. Chisum is based on the Lincoln County War of 1878, and although it changed a number of details, many of the historical figures in the film (such as Chisum, Tunstall, McSween, Murphy, Brady, Evans, Garrett, and Billy the Kid) were in the New Mexico Territory at the time and did play a part in the conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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