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27 May 1967 (USA) moreTagline:
The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!Plot:
Taw Jackson returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
works as comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wayne | ... | Taw Jackson | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | Lomax | |
| Howard Keel | ... | Levi Walking Bear | |
| Robert Walker Jr. | ... | Billy Hyatt (as Robert Walker) | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Wes Fletcher | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Frank Pierce | |
| Joanna Barnes | ... | Lola | |
| Valora Noland | ... | Kate Fletcher | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Hammond | |
| Gene Evans | ... | Hoag | |
| Terry Wilson | ... | Sheriff Strike | |
| Don Collier | ... | Shack | |
| Sheb Wooley | ... | Snyder | |
| Ann McCrea | ... | Felicia | |
| Emilio Fernández | ... | Calito (as Emilio Fernandez) |
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96 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Singapore:PG | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | UK:U | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:AtpFun Stuff
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According to the production notes on the 2003 DVD release, Keenan Wynn's battered hat that he wears in the picture was Leslie Howard's Confederate cavalry hat from Gone With the Wind which Wynn purloined from MGM. Wynn first wore the hat in a 1942 MGM screen test and "wore it in every picture he made". moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Pierce's men carry Henry rifles, but their bandoleers hold .30-40 Krag ammunition. Henry rifle ammunition was short and blunt, not long and tapered. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Hoag: Sheriff! Taw Jackson's back in town!
Sheriff Strike: You sure?
Hoag: Well, he's ridin' down the street right now, big as life.
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Ballad of The War Wagon moreFAQ
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If you watch "TheWar Wagon" as a western you'll likely be disappointed. It is, in fact, a comedy, and it works quite well. It isn't as hilarious as "Blazing Saddles", but it does elicit some laughs. The duke and Kirk Douglas are bitter enemies, who strike up an uneasy alliance against Bruce Cabot, a land baron who for some reason has a war wagon full of gold. So guess what? Wayne and Douglas lead other big name actors Wynn, Walker, and Keel to steal the gold. Don't look for anything real here. This is just escapist fun. It's a few good tough guy lines, and we even have Bruce Dern at his sneakiest. It has a lot of good elements if you take it light heartedly. It is hard to see ranking this movie very high. It is also hard to see ranking it under 5. It has good elements, because it never takes itself seriously, and it works as light action packed comedy.