The War Wagon
A former convict seeks vengeance against the man who had him imprisoned, plotting a robbery of the gold-laden stagecoach he is transporting. To pull off the heist, he enlists a partner who may be working for his nemesis.
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Emilio Fernández
Burt Kennedy
Marshall J. Wolins
Al Jennings
Al Murphy
Christopher Seitz
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"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.
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The directors of The War Wagon are Emilio Fernández, Burt Kennedy, Marshall J. Wolins, Al Jennings, Al Murphy, and Christopher Seitz.
The cast of The War Wagon includes Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce, John Wayne as Taw Jackson, Kirk Douglas as Lomax, Ann McCrea as Felicia, Joanna Barnes as Lola, Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt, Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Early, Bruce Dern as Hammond, Don Collier as Shack, Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear, Cliff Lyons as Outrider (uncredited), Chuck Roberson as Brown / Mustachioed guard at blown bridge, and more.
The duration of The War Wagon is 1h 41 mins.
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The War Wagon was released on 26 May 1967.
The War Wagon is listed under Western, Action, and Crime on Fanbiz.
The War Wagon has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: ""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 cunni..."
