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Chisum
Sign in to saveChisum 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 Geoffrey Deuel and Pamela McMyler receiving "introducing" credits. The picture was filmed in Panavision and Technicolor.
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Chisum is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, and Geoffrey Deuel. Produced by Batjac Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, the movie was released in the United States. The narrative is set in New Mexico and presented in English. Dominic Frontiere composed the score, while William H. Clothier served as director of photography and Robert L. Simpson as film editor. Executive producer Michael Wayne oversaw the production.
The film runs for 111 minutes and carries a G rating. Its budget was $4,000,000, with revenue reaching $6,000,000. The story involves themes such as gunslingers, monopolies, moral conflicts, cattle drives, and gun battles. It has received various ratings, including a 5.8/10 score, an 83% approval rating, and an IMDb rating of 6.9. The film won one award and is available via video on demand.
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6.7Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
Cast
- John Wayne as John Chisum
- Forrest Tucker as Lawrence Murphy
- Christopher George as Dan Nodeen
- Ben Johnson as James Pepper
- Glenn Corbett as Pat Garrett
- Andrew Prine as Alex McSween
Themes
- gunslinger
- monopoly
- moral conflict
- cattle drive
- gun battle
- cattle
- historical event
- wagon train
- posse
- nostalgic
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
11,258 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
- Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Western
- Rated
- G
- Awards
- 1 win
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Key facts
- Film.image
- chisum1.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.name
- Chisum
- Film.director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Film.producer
- Andrew J. Fenady
- Film.writer
- Andrew J. Fenady
- Film.music
- Dominic Frontiere
- Film.cinematography
- William H. Clothier
- Film.studio
- Batjac Productions
- Film.editing
- Robert L. Simpson
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 111 min.
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $4 million
- Film.gross
- $6,000,000
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Cast member
- William Conrad
- Composer
- Dominic Frontiere
- Production company
- Batjac Productions
- Cinematographer
- William H. Clothier
- Narrative location
- New Mexico
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 564436
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1970-01-01
- film editor
- Robert L. Simpson
- title
- Chisum
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Michael Wayne
- review score
- 83%
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Box office and reception
- Home media
- See also
- References
- External links
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 Geoffrey Deuel 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.
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