Chisum

Jul 23, 1970

1h 51m

★ 6.7

THE LEGEND - John Wayne is 'Chisum'

Overview

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Batjac Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Chisum Trailers

Cast

John Chisum

John Wayne

Lawrence Murphy

Forrest Tucker

Dan Nodeen

Christopher George

James Pepper

Ben Johnson

Pat Garrett

Glenn Corbett

Alex McSween

Andrew Prine

Sheriff Brady

Bruce Cabot

Henry Tunstall

Patric Knowles

Jess Evans

Richard Jaeckel

Sue McSween

Lynda Day George

Billy 'The Kid' Bonney

Geoffrey Deuel

Sallie Chisum

Pamela McMyler

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