Based on the character created by louis lamour and the john wayne film of the same name, hondo depicts the adventures of former cavalry scout hondo lane ralph taeger and his dog, sam himself, as he tries to broker a peace between the white settlers and the native americans fighting. Released by universal pictures, it was produced by marvin schwartz and adapted by clair huffaker from his own novel. But they got along fine, and had good chemistry in both in harms way and the war wagon. Dimitri tiomkin was born in kremenchuk, then part of the russian empire now central ukraine his family was of jewish descent. The war wagon 1967, starring john wayne and howard keel as a comic native american remember him costumed as a squaw in calamity jane 1953, with. The film is the story of excon taw jackson wayne who organizes a small band of desperate desperados to help him rob the old west version of a brinks armored car, an ironclad buckboard known as the war wagon. The war wagon 1967 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. In his absence, a wealthy man, frank pierce, grabbed his ranch because he knew that there was gold on it.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The elaborate wagon itself is one of the films top attractions even though, every time it rattles onto the screen dimitri tiomkin bursts into a theme that. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1967. An excon seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latters stagecoach, which is transporting gold. John wayne and kirk douglas on horseback in the 1967 film the.
In this film about the exploration of the oregon trail, waynes character praises american exceptionalism and offers hope on a. The war wagon 1967 rancher taw jackson john wayne is out for revenge. A legend of cinema and one of the last lights of hollywoods golden age died. Kirk douglas was 103 and this is the complete filmography of his. It is also a point of departure for john wayne, who plays a bad guy for just. Two superstars together, not often the war wagon 1967. The war wagon dvd, 1998, widescreen for sale online ebay. An actress who deserves more attention and appreciation is joanna barnes.
The war wagon 1967 fort apache 1948 hondo is a western film directed by john farrow and is largely based on louis lamours short story the gift of cochise. He overshadows a somewhat dandified kirk douglas, where did you get those tights kirk. The war wagon dvd, 1998 john wayne was a rancher who was framed for a crime he didnt commit and sent to jail. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the war wagon. May 08, 2016 universal pictures released the war wagon to theaters on may 27, 1967. The titular war wagon is the armorplated, gatlinggun fortified stagecoach. Box office madness the worlds biggest box office database. So say kirk douglas and john wayne, respectively, just after gunning down two outlaws in the war wagon 1967, a funny and very enjoyable western in which the two stars play friendly rivals who put aside their differences to join forces on a daring gold heist. He was shot by a gunslinger, lomax kirk douglas, on. Six points has a history almost as rich as the wild west it imitates.
I enjoyed the movie as a fan of john wayne and westerns in general, yet i doubt most of his fans will find this film particularly impressive when compared to many of his other westerns directed by hawks and ford. His mother, marie tartakovskaya, was a musician who began teaching the young tiomkin piano at an early age. Benjamin franklin mcgrath february 2, 1903 may, 1967 was an american television and film actor and stunt performer who played the comical, optimistic cook with the white beard, charlie b. Of two other westerns included, the last sunset 1961, billing shared with rock hudson, is the more traditional, though with some unusual twists. Stream the alamo dimitri tiomkin the essential film music collection by the city of prague philharmonic orchestra and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Classic film freak classic hollywood and her classic films. The film, for its day, has a twist for an ending, but, as is usually the case, wayne does come out on top. In some ways, the war wagon signals the end of the hollywood classic western. Gallery of 15 movie poster and cover images for the war wagon 1967. He was shot by a gunslinger, lomax kirk douglas, on the orders of mining tycoon frank pierce bruce cabot. The highly unstable explosive nitro glycerin plays a crucial role in the film, as it is painstakingly stolen and then used to obliterate a wooden bridge that separates the war wagon from its armed escort. This film from 1967 came a year after the tv series wagon train ended and. John wayne and kirk douglas spend half of the war wagon trying to knock one another off.
Watch the war wagon online stream full movie directv. The war wagon 1967 cast and crew rancher taw jackson john wayne is out for revenge. The war wagon itself was built mostly of plywood and other lightweight materials, and painted to look like iron. Burt kennedy directed the western based on clair huffakers screenplay. Sometimes he appeared on screen as the films star, sometimes as an extra, and sometimes he worked on these projects as a crew member. The film marked the sixth john wayne film scored by dimitri tiomkin, the previous five were. John wayne, joanna barnes and kirk douglas on the set of the war wagon in 1967 in durango, mexico. Purchase the war wagon on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Download the war wagon western 1967 john wayne 720p brrip. The war wagon of the title is an armoured wagon full of gold that wayne plans to. It is also a point of departure for john wayne, who plays a bad guy for just about the first time in his career.
The war wagon itself is an interesting prop and well used, but never really becomes the menacing character it shouldve been. The war wagon is a 1967 western technicolor film starring john wayne and kirk douglas, released by universal pictures, directed by burt kennedy, produced by marvin schwartz and adapted by clair huffaker from his own novel. The war wagon 1967 unrated 1h 41min western 27 may 1967 usa 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 war wagon 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and.
Overview of the war wagon, 1967, directed by burt kennedy, with john wayne, kirk douglas, howard keel, at turner classic movies. But now dukes back in form, playing the leader of a band out to capture the war wagon. John wayne films filmography the john wayne film list. The war wagon official trailer an energetic and humorous western with wayne and douglas as friendly rivals who put aside their differences and decide to work together on a heist. The war wagon 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the heat of the night won the academy award for best picture. After this, then, there are lesser films in this box set, whatever their pluses. John wayne and kirk douglas on horseback in the 1967 film the war wagon. With his explosive acting style, he became a lead boxoffice star, acting in successful films like champion 1949, young man with a horn 1950. Name the john wayne movie from the screenshot howstuffworks. The elaborate wagon itself is one of the films top attractions even though, every time it rattles onto the screen dimitri tiomkin bursts.
Watch the war wagon starring john wayne in this western on directv. However, the film swiftly diverges in nearly every detail. When it comes to individuals who have had successful careers in the film industry, there are few people who can match the accomplishments of john wayne, aka the duke. Wooster, on the western series wagon train for five seasons on nbc and then three seasons on abc. He was shot by a gunslinger, lomax kirk douglas, on the orders of mining tycoon frank pierce bruce cabot and framed. Wayne plays taw jackson, a rangehardened rancher whos. The duke did several westerns here on our lot including the war wagon and rooster cogburn.
Apr 01, 2017 le film the war wagon 1967 vostfr admin 20170401t20. Six points texas excerpts from studio guide manual, 1999 this particular street were on is known as john wayne road, named, of course, after the most famous western star of all. The war wagon is that comparative rarity, a western filmed with quiet good humor. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. If you love john wayne, then you will love the war wagon. Even though he is the bad guy of the movie, wayne doesnt stray too far from the formula that made him a box office legend. The war wagon of the title is an armoured wagon full of gold that wayne plans to steal. Some of the buildings that currently make up six points were built in 19945 for the mgmua film wild bill, starring jeff bridges. Movie, the war wagon movie,the war wagon trailer,the war wagon 1967, burt kennedy,john wayne, keenan wynn, kirk douglas, howard. He is put into prison for three years, and when he got out he hired the gunman who testified against him, so they can rob the land owner of all his gold.
She could play a likable character one you cheer for as well as an unlikable character one you want desperately to see brought down. History net offers you a chance to vote for your top choice and asks what movies were overlooked, which ones dont belong, and what is the most historically accurate western. The war wagon is a 1967 american western film directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne and kirk douglas. He hitches up with an old enemy kirk douglas and a crew of assorted castaways to capture an armored wagon protected by a gatling gun and 32 guards. As wayne himself has noted that there were many films he worked on but could not remember, the count may well exceed 200. When a revengeseeking excon discovers that his archenemy is driving a stagecoach full of gold, he assembles a colorful crew and sets out to rob it.
John wayne, kirk douglas, and howard keel starred in the film. However, at the end of the film, a single bottle of this incredibly volatile stuff somehow survives to be stolen by an indian. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Download the war wagon western 1967 john wayne 720p brrip torrent or any other torrent from highres movies category. The war wagon burt kennedy, 1967 theme song by ed ames. Circus world 1964, the alamo 1960, rio bravo 1959, the high and the mighty 1954, and red river 1948. John wayne and kirk douglas on horseback in the 1967 film.
Kirk douglas is an american actor, producer, director, and author from the film industrys golden age, who debuted opposite barbara stanwyck in the film the strange love of martha ivers 1946. They put a group of people together to rob the war wagon, which is an armored plated stagecoach, with a gatling gun on the turret. Feb 01, 20 the war wagon starred john wayne and kirk douglas, was directed by burt kennedy, and was released by universal in may 1967. John wayne films during his career he played a role in over 150 films from the 1920s through to the 1970s. Mcgrath appeared in all 272 episodes in the eight seasons of the series. Kirk douglas in the war wagon 1967 bruce cabot in the war wagon 1967. Kirk douglas in the war wagon 1967 bruce cabot in the war wagon. The war wagontiomkin november 18, 2010 in the last month we have been blessed with three dimitri tiomkin releases from the films the champion sae 1949, the unforgiven kritzerland 1960, and this intrada release of the john wayne, kirk douglas film the war wagon 1967, one of the final films that tiomkin did for the silver screen.
The war wagon full movie 1967 lets join, fullhd movies seasonepisode here. The supporting cast includes howard keel, robert walker jr. Two cinematic legends, john wayne and kirk douglas, team up to seize a fortune in gold in the actionpacked western classic, the war wagon. A panel of experts selected the 100 greatest western movies of all time. Moviechat forums the war wagon 1967 discussion two superstars together, not often two superstars together, not often. The war wagon starred john wayne and kirk douglas, was directed by burt kennedy, and was released by universal in may 1967. The main road through six points is named john wayne road.
Wayne plays taw jackson, a rangehardened rancher who. Kirk douglas complete filmography page 2 show list info. The war wagon 1967 full movie download full hd youtube. Marlene dietrich is a sexy singer named bijou whose stint at the seven sinners, an exotic south seas island cafe, is marked by intrigue, romance, visits from old flames, and the impossible love of a handsome navy lieutenant john wayne whose first interest is the sea. Included in this section are five lists of john wayne film work, and these lists are as. Buy the war wagon movie posters from movie poster shop.
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