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The War Wagon

  • 19671967
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 41m
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6.8/10
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Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.
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The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wag... Read allThe story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
10K
YOUR RATING
    • Burt Kennedy
    • Clair Huffaker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Howard Keel
    • Burt Kennedy
    • Clair Huffaker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Howard Keel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 63User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    Videos2

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    Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, and Joanna Barnes in The War Wagon (1967)
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    Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
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    John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    Valora Noland and Robert Walker Jr. in The War Wagon (1967)
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Taw Jackson
    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Lomax
    Howard Keel
    Howard Keel
    • Levi Walking Bear
    Robert Walker Jr.
    Robert Walker Jr.
    • Billy Hyatt
    • (as Robert Walker)
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Wes Fletcher
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Frank Pierce
    Joanna Barnes
    Joanna Barnes
    • Lola
    Valora Noland
    Valora Noland
    • Kate
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Hammond
    Gene Evans
    Gene Evans
    • Deputy Hoag
    Terry Wilson
    Terry Wilson
    • Sheriff Strike
    Don Collier
    Don Collier
    • Shack
    Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    • Snyder
    Ann McCrea
    • Felicia
    Emilio Fernández
    Emilio Fernández
    • Calita
    • (as Emilio Fernandez)
    Frank McGrath
    Frank McGrath
    • Bartender
    Chuck Roberson
    Chuck Roberson
    • Brown…
    Boyd 'Red' Morgan
    • Early
    • (as Red Morgan)
      • Burt Kennedy
      • Clair Huffaker(screenplay) (novel "Badman")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      During the production, Kirk Douglas was late to the set because he was shooting a commercial endorsement for the Democratic Governor of California, Edmund G. Brown. John Wayne was furious, and was late to work the next day because he was shooting a commercial for the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan.
    • Goofs
      When the gold wagon crashes it stops with it's right side wheels up. When Taw gets to it, it has it's left side wheels in the air.
    • Quotes

      [after shooting down two bad guys]

      Lomax: Mine hit the ground first.

      Taw Jackson: Mine was taller.

    • Connections
      Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Ballad Of The War Wagon
      Sung by Ed Ames

      Music by Dimitri Tiomkin

      Lyric by Ned Washington

    User reviews63

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    Another solid John Wayne film, with Kirk Douglas thrown in
    Solid entertainment in the Wayne style, as John and Kirk team up to liberate a gazillion bars of gold from Bruce Cabot, the man who stole Wayne's ranch and goldmine. John Wayne is in fine form as usual; Kirk is equally fine as the hired gun who is willing to doublecross Cabot. Kirk shows a fine comic ability as he taunts both Cabot and Wayne. You can tell he's having a good time in the film; each time he grins it makes me laugh.

    Keenan Wynn is pretty unlikable as one of Cabot's men who is on Wayne's side, but then his character is supposed to be unlikable. Robert Walker Jr. is nervous and unsure as the explosives expert that Wayne met in prison. Howard Keel is new to the John Wayne guild, but he's a welcome addition. Always a great comic actor, he is wonderful as Wayne's indian friend who continually needs to be rescued from his own ineptitude. Bruce Dern has a juicy but small role as one of Cabot's hired guns; he throws big toothy grins about and has a lot of fun with his job.

    Pure action entertainment, and also a lot of fun. Pick up this film on the new DVD widescreen version; it's a great way to watch it.
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    5
    • Marta
    • Feb 27, 1999

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1967 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Durango, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Batjac Productions
      • Marvin Schwartz Productions
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    • 1 hour 41 minutes

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