Cattle king and businessman John Chisum (John Wayne) teams up with Pat Garrett and Billy Bonney in anticipation of a range war against wannabe land baron Forrest Tucker. Soon, Billy goes rogue and all hell breaks loose!
This handsomely produced western starts well, sags just a little in the middle, then gets back on track for an exciting final act and excellent climax.
Being that Wayne also executive-produced, there's a great cast of familiar faces backing him up, including personal favorites Ben Johnson, Richard Jaeckel, and Andrew Prine among others.
Once again, Christopher George stands out as Tucker's slick hired-gun turned sheriff, sort of a meaner version of his role in Howard Hawks' El Dorado.
The colorful title sequence featuring a moving camera capturing several vivid, action-packed western paintings is really nice too.
George, Jaeckel, and Prine were all together again a few years later, battling the title animal in the 1976 creature-feature Grizzly.
This handsomely produced western starts well, sags just a little in the middle, then gets back on track for an exciting final act and excellent climax.
Being that Wayne also executive-produced, there's a great cast of familiar faces backing him up, including personal favorites Ben Johnson, Richard Jaeckel, and Andrew Prine among others.
Once again, Christopher George stands out as Tucker's slick hired-gun turned sheriff, sort of a meaner version of his role in Howard Hawks' El Dorado.
The colorful title sequence featuring a moving camera capturing several vivid, action-packed western paintings is really nice too.
George, Jaeckel, and Prine were all together again a few years later, battling the title animal in the 1976 creature-feature Grizzly.