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Big Jake (1971)

 -  Action | Crime | Drama  -  26 May 1971 (USA)
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The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is ... See full summary »

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John Fain
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James McCandles
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Michael McCandles
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Sam Sharpnose
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Jeff McCandles
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Buck Duggan
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Martha McCandles
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The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ransom. There is only one man who is brave enough and smart enough to bring him back and that man is Big Jake. Written by Christopher D. Ryan <cryan@direct.ca>

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ranch | ransom | shower | repeating rifle | horse | See more »

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Big Jake... A legend of a man. A man who fought his way through hell to save a grandson he had never seen! See more »

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Action | Crime | Drama | Western

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Rated PG-13 for western violence | See all certifications »

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26 May 1971 (USA)  »

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$7,500,000 (USA)
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Final feature film of veteran director George Sherman. See more »

Goofs

The windshield glass in the first automobile disappears during the close-up shots. See more »

Quotes

Jake: Well, if you can shoot that far, a quarter of a mile straight along the edge of my nose is a mountain buck. Shoot it.
Michael McCandles: I don't kill to make a point, Father.
Jake: Michael, there's two reason to kill - survival and meat. We need meat!
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The Dirty Harry of Westerns
19 August 2002 | by (Michigan, USA) – See all my reviews

A very entertaining John Wayne western. Richard Boone makes a great villian. It's action packed much more in the style of a Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry picture than a vintage John Wayne. Most highly recommended of Wayne's movies in the post-True Grit period.
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