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Big Jake (1971)

Big Jake poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 247 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tough rancher heads into dangerous territory to rescue his kidnapped grandson from a violent outlaw gang. He teams up with his estranged family to get the job done.

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What happens

Big Jake is a 1971 American Technicolor Western film starring John Wayne, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Hara. The picture was the final film for George Sherman in a directing career of more than 30 years, and Maureen O'Hara's last film with John Wayne and her last before her twenty-year retirement. The supporting cast features Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Glenn Corbett, Jim Davis, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr. and Hank Worden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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