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. Wayne plays taw jackson, a rangehardened rancher whos hellbent on capturing the infamous war wagon, an ironclad stagecoach protected by a small army of men and owned by a thieving cattle baron. This playlist is constantly changing, because the youtube police keep deleting them. To achieve his goal he needs the help of douglas, who, in an added twist is hired by the bad guy to kill waynes character. And the indians are brought in on the side of the good guys. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the war wagon. Rancher taw jackson returns to his hometown after being in prison for three years. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. See more ideas about movies, western movies and westerns.
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. So watch em while you can, and ill do my best to keep replacing them. The war wagon itself is an interesting prop and well used, but never really becomes the menacing character it shouldve been. They were expendable1945 original theatrical trailer. Released by universal pictures, it was produced by marvin schwartz and adapted by clair huffaker from his own novel. Weve got it all from classic western feature films to old westerns like you used to watch with your dad. Watch the war wagon starring john wayne in this western on directv. The war wagon in movie form has been altered quite a bit, but huffakers basic idea is there. Directed by burt kennedy and coming out of waynes own batjac productions, the war wagon centres around two old friends some what grudgingly it seems who plan to. Released 1967, the war wagon stars johnwayne, kirkdouglas, howardkeel, robertwalker the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. He was shot by a gunslinger, lomax kirk douglas, on the orders of mining tycoon frank pierce bruce cabot. The war wagon is a 1967 western 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. Sadly because the war wagon shows a real genuine chemistry between two men who were very different socially.
The war wagon soundtrack suite dimitri tiomkin youtube. Its a western heist movie and it bustles through its situations with good nature, while being unable to disguise that it is a little tired. Disney plus will make the simpsons available in original uncropped format in early 2020. The war wagon 1967 rancher taw jackson john wayne is out for revenge. Find out where the war wagon is streaming, if the war wagon is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The war wagon full western movie the war wagon 1967 full western movie john wayne full movie youtube see more. But the heroes have no problems with cheating them, getting. Frank pierce, a corrupt businessman, framed taw in order to buy all of taws land on the cheap during taws imprisonment.
Two cinematic legends, john wayne and kirk douglas, team up to seize a small fortune in gold in this actionpacked western classic. Watch the full length movie of the war wagon online or on the fios mobile app. The interplay between wayne and douglas was sharp and sarcastic, making them an entertaining duo overall well. John wayne, randolph scott, bob steele, ken maynard, roy rogers. They put a group of people together to rob the war wagon, which is an armored plated stagecoach, with a gatling gun.
Now out of prison, he teams up with former enemy lomax for an elaborate heist targeted at one of pierces gold shipments. Watch the war wagon online stream full movie directv. The war wagon itself was built mostly of plywood and other lightweight materials, and painted to look like iron. Dimitri tiomkin the war wagon 2010 intrada 01 ballad of the war wagon ed ames. If you see movies that are blocked but the thumbnail images still show, please let me know, and i will delete them and replace with new content, thanks. Ever since he worked for director stanley kubrick in spartacus and paths of glory, this is the best scene i. Movie, the war wagon movie,the war wagon trailer,the war wagon 1967, burt kennedy,john wayne, keenan wynn, kirk douglas, howard. John wayne and kirk douglas spend half of the war wagon trying to knock one another off and the other half working shoulder to shoulder. But now dukes back in form, playing the leader of a band out to capture the war wagon.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. The war wagon begins in the latter half of the 1800s. 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. The war wagon 1967 cast and crew rancher taw jackson john wayne is out for revenge. Kirk douglas joins wayne, keenan wynn, bruce cabot, robert walker jr, and howard keel in the highly enjoyable 1967 western. The war wagon is not one of the worst and it tries very hard to be jaunty. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
The war wagon of the title is an armoured wagon full of gold that wayne plans to steal, on the premise that it was stolen from him in the first place. With john wayne, kirk douglas, howard keel, robert walker jr 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. Wayne plays taw jackson, a disenfranchised rancher seeking revenge on the mine owner pierce, bruce cabot, who. The war wagon 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Characters change and are combined some, but its also worth checking out. The war wagon john wayne kirk douglas howard keel 1967 an exconvict john wayne and his partner kirk douglas eye an armored stagecoach fitted with a gatling gun and full of gold. The supporting cast includes howard keel, robert walker jr. Like us on actor john wayne at premiere of his new film the war wagon in 1967. This was the very first time john wayne met kirk douglas in this western classic. John wayne premiere of war wagon movie and birthday. The war wagon 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. The war wagon is a 1967 american western film directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne and kirk douglas. John wayne, keenan wynn, kirk douglas, howard keel, bruce cabot, joanna barnes official content from universal studios home. John wayne insisted on getting the best film composers for his films ranging from the dimitri tiomkin to elmer.
The war wagon is great fun with plenty of exciting action and constant comic relief. He was shot by a gunslinger, lomax kirk douglas, on the orders of mining tycoon frank pierce bruce cabot and framed. Brilliant theme composed by dimitri tiomkin for the opening of the war wagon, starring john wayne and kirk douglas. Robbing the heavily fortified stagecoach, known as a war wagon, wont be easy. John wayne movies full length war movie public domain. The war wagon original trailer john wayne and kirk douglas plan to steal a half million in gold from a greedy mine owner. The war wagon is a 1967 western starring screen legends john wayne and kirk douglas.