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Chisum

  • 1970
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  • 1h 51m
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6.8/10
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John Wayne in Chisum (1970)
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Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.

  • Director
    • Andrew V. McLaglen
  • Writer
    • Andrew J. Fenady
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Forrest Tucker
    • Christopher George
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    12K
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    • Director
      • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Writer
      • Andrew J. Fenady
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Forrest Tucker
      • Christopher George
    • 81User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • John Chisum
    Forrest Tucker
    Forrest Tucker
    • Lawrence Murphy
    Christopher George
    Christopher George
    • Dan Nodeen
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • James Pepper
    Glenn Corbett
    Glenn Corbett
    • Pat Garrett
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Alex McSween
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Sheriff Brady
    Patric Knowles
    Patric Knowles
    • Henry Tunstall
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Jess Evans
    Lynda Day George
    Lynda Day George
    • Sue McSween
    • (as Lynda Day)
    Geoffrey Deuel
    Geoffrey Deuel
    • Billy 'The Kid' Bonney
    Pamela McMyler
    Pamela McMyler
    • Sallie Chisum
    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Amos Patton
    Lloyd Battista
    Lloyd Battista
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    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Bradley Morton
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    • Justice J.B. Wilson
    Edward Faulkner
    Edward Faulkner
    • James J. Dolan
    Ron Soble
    Ron Soble
    • Charley Bowdre
    • Director
      • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Writer
      • Andrew J. Fenady
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    7bkoganbing

    The Way It Should Have Been

    Over the course of his career John Wayne played a few real life characters. Coming immediately to mind are Davy Crockett, William T. Sherman, Frank "Spig" Wead, Genghis Khan and some others with pseudonyms for William F. Halsey and John Grierson. Playing these people would normally impose certain restrictions on an actor who's as larger than life as John Wayne.

    But it certainly didn't with playing John Simpson Chisum, New Mexico cattle baron and key player in what has become known in history as the Lincoln County War. Of course the politics involved were a bit more complex than what you would see here. And a whole lot of liberties have been taken with the facts. One of the biggest is the fact that both Chisum and his rival L.G. Murphy died in bed and quite soon after the action of this film.

    But if Maxwell Anderson could take liberties and have Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England meet, then why can't we have Chisum and Murphy meeting in a final confrontation? After all it's a John Wayne movie and John Wayne movies can only go in a certain way.

    The Duke plays Chisum as the Duke, no more, no less. He and other ranchers are being squeezed by a greedy rapacious businessman in L.G. Murphy as played by Forrest Tucker. Others in the cast worthy of note are Patric Knowles as Henry Tunstall, Glenn Corbett as Pat Garrett, Geoffrey Deuel as Billy the Kid, and Christopher George as Dirty Dan Nodeen.

    Chisum has in its cast a whole host of familiar Hollywood faces from the past like Bruce Cabot, Ben Johnson, Hank Worden, Edward Faulkner, all Wayne film regulars. It also has the presence of both Glenn Langan and John Agar.

    One of the really great things about John Wayne was the way he took care of people, not as charity cases, but giving them parts in his films when they were down. John Agar and Glenn Langan have small roles in Chisum and both were not doing too good at the time. Agar was Shirley Temple's first husband and made a screen debut in Fort Apache. Langan was a promising contract player with 20th Century Fox in the late forties and is best known for being the Amazing Colossal Man. Both were I'm sure grateful for the work and the paycheck. I remember in McLintock Wayne says to his son Patrick who's looking for a job that he doesn't give jobs, he hires men. That was something in real life he lived up to.

    The Lincoln County War has been told in any number of westerns right up to the two Young Guns movies of the Eighties. Chisum is not the best or the worst retelling of the tale. But it is a good John Wayne western and that takes in a lot of territory pilgrim.
    7Nazi_Fighter_David

    "No matter where people go, sooner or later, there's the law."

    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 appetite—like 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
    Sean84

    Odd, but good Western

    The odd thing about this western is that it has the notorious murderer, Billy the Kid, as a good-guy vigilante. This break in history adds some questionable moments in the film. Also the movie relies heavily on The Kid character, more so than does the character of John Chisum(Wayne). This aside, it is still a great film, as John Wayne plays the traditional role of Justice vs. Tyranny. Forrest plays the role of "the villain you love to hate" completely, but does not over do it. One of the most memorable lines of the show is the confrontation of the "Duke" and the town boss. The town boss had relied on a puppet sheriff, as well as a weak governor to promote his control of the town. When Chisum confronts the boss, he mentions,(something to this effect) [When you try to take over my land], "...I won't call the Rangers, I won't call the Governor, I won't send a letter to the President, I come after you myself!" Traditional line of the Duke, but never so passionately delivered. This scene alone makes the movie worthwhile. It also has the traditional western action, but don't be surprised if you question yourself at the end, "Was I actually rooting for Billy the Kid?
    6WandrinStar

    Chisum (1970)

    (6.5/100) One of the few films the Duke made that was based on true events. Its nowhere near his top films, but the film itself is solid and has enough memorable moments to separate itself from Wayne's later westerns. Although having his character's name in the title, the movie actually plays out as an ensemble giving equal time to Pat Garrett and William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. However, Corbett and Deuel were mediocre and unable to pull their own weight in scenes with Wayne. On the flip side, Christopher George played a good, villainous gun-for-hire while Ben Johnson gave one of his best supporting performances that I've seen out of him. Has a pleasant amount of humor with a good final shoot out and a catchy, yet borderline annoying theme song. The film is carried down with a strikingly large cast for a sub two hour movie, but has a number of memorable moments.
    7ma-cortes

    Splendid John Wayne as a tough cattle baron fighting along with Billy the Kid in the Lincoln County war

    This excellent film concerns the real-life land baron living in New Mexico and dealing with the Lincoln County Wars of 1878 . Wayne as the mighty cattle baron Chisum is magnificent . It's one of very few John Wayne Westerns based on historical deeds . The movie is plenty of action , thrills , shootouts , adventures and being pretty entertaining . Casting is frankly awesome with usual Andrew McLagen , John Ford's actors (Wayne , Ben Johnson , John Agar and Hank Worden) . Furthermore , habitual Ford cameraman William H. Clothier (Cheyenne Autumm , Man who shot Liberty Valance , Horse soldiers) giving a colorful cinematography , as well as evocative musical score by Dominic Frontiere , including enjoyable leitmotif . The motion picture was well directed by Andrew W. McLagen , John Ford's known disciple , and he called the film one of his favorites .

    The real events were the following ones : This powerful cattle king of New Mexico , John Simpson Chisum (1824-84) living in New Mexico governed by governor Lew Wallace (Ben Hur's author) , he started with a few head of stray longhorns and became one of the biggest individual cattle owners in North America, with between 60.000 and 100.000 head . In 1854 he entered the cattle business , selling beef to Indian reservations, making friendship with Chief White Buffalo (Abraham Sofaer's last film) . In 1867 he moved to New Mexico and established a large spread at South Spring in Old Lincoln County where he prospered greatly . He became involved in the Lincoln County war of 1878-79 in which he opposed the Murphy (Forrest Tucker) and Dolan (Edward Faulkner) faction and backed cattleman Tunstall (Patrick Knowles) , whose gunfighters-cowboys included the handsome Billy the Kid (Geoffrey Deuel's film debut). It is said that Chisum was instrumental in making Billy the Kid an outlaw killer , he used his considerable influence in getting Pat Garret (Glenn Corbett) elected Sheriff of Lincoln County in 1880 and it was Garrett who hunted down and killed the young outlaw . Chisum's cattle brand was the Long Rail , a long , straight mark extending from shoulder to flank . Chisum , who never married, died at Eureka Springs , Arkansas , leaving an state of some 500.000 dollars .

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    • Trivia
      John Wayne was very disappointed that his stunt double was so obvious in the final fight with Forrest Tucker.
    • Goofs
      Lawrence Murphy was diagnosed with bowel cancer in March, 1877. He sold his interest in the company to his partners, Dolan and Riley. The company was renamed Jas. J. Dolan & Co. Murphy was in Santa Fe during most of the Lincoln County War. He died of the cancer on Oct. 20, 1878.
    • Quotes

      James Pepper: You know, there's an old saying, Miss Sally. There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum?

      John Simpson Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.

    • Connections
      Edited into La Classe américaine : Le Grand Détournement (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Turn Me Around
      Sung by Merle Haggard

      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel

      Music by Dominic Frontiere

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1970 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Chisum, rey de Oeste
    • Filming locations
      • J.W. Eaves Movie Ranch - 75 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Batjac Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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