The War Wagon

"The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!"

1967 1h 41m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 233

WesternActionCrime

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An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.

“The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!”

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Cast

John Wayne
Taw Jackson
Kirk Douglas
Lomax
Howard Keel
Levi Walking Bear
Robert Walker Jr.
Billy Hyatt
Keenan Wynn
Wes Fletcher
Bruce Cabot
Frank Pierce
Joanna Barnes
Lola
Valora Noland
Kate Fletcher

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Burt Kennedy
Writers: Clair Huffaker
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by William H. Clothier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry Gerstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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John Wayne and Kirk Douglas and Howard Keel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Burt Kennedy directs. William H. Clothier behind the camera. Dimitri Tiomkin scores. Harry Gerstad cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Directed by Burt Kennedy, shot by William H. Clothier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dimitri Tiomkin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Harry Gerstad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6John Wayne and Kirk Douglas and Howard Keel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!".
8IMDB entry: tt0062472 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "gold", "chase", "horse", "ranch".

The technical file

Cinematography: William H. Clothier
Original score: Dimitri Tiomkin
Editing: Harry Gerstad
Makeup / hair: Bud Westmore
Sound: Clem Portman
Stunt coordinator: Hal Needham
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $6,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The War Wagon (1967)

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CinemaSerf2024-06-09
★ 7/10
"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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