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Overview

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Writer:
Clair Huffaker (writer)
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Release Date:
27 November 1968 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Toughest Hellfighter Of All! [Australia Theatrical]
Plot:
The story of macho oil well firefighters and their wives. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
I love this movie! more (36 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Chance Buckman

Vera Miles ... Madelyn Buckman

Katharine Ross ... Tish Buckman
Jim Hutton ... Greg Parker
Jay C. Flippen ... Jack Lomax
Bruce Cabot ... Joe Horn
Edward Faulkner ... George Harris
Barbara Stuart ... Irene Foster
Edmund Hashim ... Col. Valdez
Valentin de Vargas ... Amal Bokru
Frances Fong ... Madame Loo
Alberto Morin ... General López
Alan Caillou ... Harry York
Laraine Stephens ... Helen Meadows
John Alderson ... Jim Hatch
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Additional Details

Runtime:
121 min | Finland:112 min (cut)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | 70 mm 6-Track (Australia)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 (uncut) (1968) (70 mm) | Finland:K-12 (heavily cut) (1969) (35 mm) | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2008) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:G
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Trivia:
When asked to comment on the film during production, actress Katharine Ross replied, "It's the biggest piece of crap I've ever done!" Then the reporter asked Vera Miles (who was playing Wayne's wife and Ross's mother in the film) to respond to Ross's comment. She thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's not the biggest piece of crap I'VE ever done!" more
Goofs:
Continuity: At beginning of the movie after helicopter lands, speed of rotor blades varies between shots. more
Quotes:
Greg Parker: [after being awakened by a kiss from Tish] What are you doing here?
Chance Buckman: [being awakened by Greg's question] What's Tish doing here?
Madelyn Buckman: That was my idea.
Chance Buckman: Somebody wake me up!
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
I love this movie!, 18 June 2005
8/10
Author: bkgmoonstar from United States

My ex-husband was a huge John Wayne fan and had me watch every JW movie over and over. This was my favorite. The acting and script are not the point of watching this movie. The attitudes, clothes(especially the women's), and the sets are Soooo Sixties. My favorite thing is the "window" in the office. If you look closely you can see it isn't a window at all, it is a miniature of a highway(like a miniature railroad), but it is supposed to look like the view out the "window". I'm sure that was state-of-the-art in the late 60's. Katherine Ross is fabulous and wears the best clothes. Jim Hutton is quite handsome. John Wayne acts like....John Wayne. If you're a JW fan you'll recognize most of the cast. Great fun!!!!

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