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17/12/1966 Western, Drama 2h 6m
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It's the big one with the big two!

Overview

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

  1. Howard Hawks

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    Cole Thornton

  2. Robert Mitchum

    Sheriff J.P. Harrah

  3. James Caan

    Mississippi

  4. Charlene Holt

    Maudie

  5. Paul Fix

    Dr. Miller

  6. Arthur Hunnicutt

    Bull Harris

  7. Michele Carey

    Josephine (Joey) MacDonald

  8. R.G. Armstrong

    Kevin MacDonald

  9. Ed Asner

    Bart Jason

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-29
Definitely one of Howard Hawks' better collaborations with John Wayne. A reasonably strong story about a rancher and his family trying to defy an avaricious and violent Ed Asner ("Bart Jason") who is trying to take over everything he can. There are similarities with "Rio Bravo" (1959) but I think here there is more tangible chemistry between Wayne ("Thornton") and Robert Mitchum as the washed-up drunk of a sheriff (“JP Harrah"). James Caan brings some cheeky charm to his role as the shotgun-toting and poetry-spouting "Mississippi" and Arthur Hunnicutt takes on the reliable foil role (often p...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,653,000.00

Revenue
$6,000,000.00

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