The War Wagon

1967

1h 41m

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6.8/10

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An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

Directors

Burt Kennedy

Writers

Clair Huffaker(screenplay by)

Clair Huffaker(novel by)

Stars

John Wayne

Kirk Douglas

Howard Keel

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Taw Jackson

Lomax

Levi Walking Bear

Billy Hyatt

Wes Fletcher

Frank Pierce

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Kate Fletcher

Hammond

Deputy Hoag

Sheriff Strike

Shack

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Felicia

Calita

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Directors

Burt Kennedy

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Clair Huffaker(screenplay by)

Clair Huffaker(novel by)

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7/10

"Lomax" (Kirk Douglas) has an axe to grind with "Jackson" (John Wayne). Indeed, he has sworn to kill him when he is eventually let out of prison. Meantime, "Jackson" has a cunning plan to relieve a greedy mining boss "Pierce" (Bruce Cabot) of a load of gold. Maybe they could work together? Well "Lomax" agrees on the basis that he gets a share and a daily rate. Extra if he has to draw his gun, even more if he has to fire it. Fair enough, now they must recruit others to help out. With their plans coming along nicely, they face a new technological problem. "Pierce" has gone and got himself an horse-drawn armoured car, compete with a turret-mounted Gattling gun that can fire hundreds of rounds a minute, mowing down anything in it's path. Now they must adapt their plans and engage the help of the local Indians led by "Levi Walking Bear" (Howard Keel) as well as the sleazy but wily "Wes" (Keenan Wynn) who has a wife young enough to be his daughter and the young "Billy" (Robert Walker Jr) who might just prove to be more of a liability than an help! The last twenty minutes of this are about as good as westerns get, with plenty of action, pyrotechnics, screaming Indians and just a little bit of just desserts. Wayne, Douglas and Wynn work well together and Cabot does the smugly suited bully well too. A proper western adventure that I really quite enjoyed.

Geronimo196709 Jun, 2024