Big Jake poster

Big Jake( 1971)

TV-MAWestern
68%
User
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They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead!

Overview

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Jacob McCandles

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      Richard Boone

      John Fain

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      Maureen O'Hara

      Martha McCandles

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      Patrick Wayne

      James McCandles

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      Christopher Mitchum

      Michael McCandles

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      Bobby Vinton

      Jeff McCandles

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      Bruce Cabot

      Sam Sharpnose

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      Glenn Corbett

      O'Brien

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Pop Dawson

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      John Doucette

      Buck Duggan

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      Jim Davis

      Head of Lynching Party

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      John Agar

      Bert Ryan

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      Gregg Palmer

      John Goodfellow

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      Jim Burk

      Trooper

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      Robert Warner

      Will Fain

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      Dean Smith

      Kid Duffy

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      Ethan Wayne

      Little Jake McCandles

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      Virginia Capers

      Delilah

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      Jerry Gatlin

      Stubby

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      Don Epperson

      Saloon Bully in Escondero

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      Everett Creach

      Walt Devries

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      Jeff Wingfield

      Billy Devries

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      Hank Worden

      Hank

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      Bill Walker

      Moses Brown

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      Chuck Roberson

      Texas Ranger (uncredited)

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      José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'

      Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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      George Fenneman

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Bernard Fox

      Scottish Shepherd (uncredited)

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      Pedro Galván

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Tom Hennesy

      Mr. Sweet (uncredited)

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      'Chico' Hernandez

      Boy on Town (uncredited)

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      Roy Jenson

      Gunman at Bathhouse in Escondero (uncredited)

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      John McLiam

      Army Officer (uncredited)

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      Jorge Russek

      Saloon Bully in Escondero (uncredited)

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      Jerry Summers

      Escondero Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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      Lisa Todd

      Saloon Girl at Escondero (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Feb 10 2017
    You follow him and I'll hunt you down and kill yah. Big Jake is directed by George Sherman and written by Harry and Rita Fink. It stars John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum and Maureen O'Hara. Elmer Berstein scores the music and William H. Clothier is the cinematographer. It's shot in Panavision and Technicolor with the principal location for the shoot being Durango in Mexico. Plot finds Duke Wayne as tough old rancher/gunfighter Jake McCandles, who is estranged from his family and spends his days roaming the west with his trusty dog. However, when the McCandles fami...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • kidnapping
    • texas
    • ranch
    • cigar smoking