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.
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Lynda Day George
- Sue McSween
- (as Lynda Day)
- Director
- Writer
- Andrew J. Fenady(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaJohn Wayne had some cosmetic surgery in September 1969, the month before filming began.
- GoofsJohn Wayne's stunt double is very obvious in fight scene between Chisum and Murphy.
It is widely reported throughout the internet that (exact quote) "John Wayne was very disappointed that his stunt double was so obvious in the final fight with Forrest Tucker."
- 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
Featured review
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.
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- Chisum and the Lincoln County Cattle War
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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