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The War Wagon

Year:

1967

Duration:

96 min

Genres:

Western

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1967-05-27

Filming Locations: Durango, Mexico

Earnings

Cast

Actor

Character

Ann McCrea

John Wayne

Taw Jackson

Kirk Douglas

Lomax

Howard Keel

Levi Walking Bear

Robert Walker Jr.

Billy Hyatt (as Robert Walker)

Keenan Wynn

Wes Fletcher

Bruce Cabot

Pierce

Joanna Barnes

Lola

Valora Noland

Kate

Bruce Dern

Hammond

Gene Evans

Deputy Hoag

Terry Wilson

Sheriff Strike

Don Collier

Shack

Sheb Wooley

Snyder

Emilio Fernández

Calita (as Emilio Fernandez)

Frank McGrath

Bartender

Chuck Roberson

Brown / Mustachioed guard at blown bridge

Boyd 'Red' Morgan

Early (as Red Morgan)

Hal Needham

Hite

Marco Antonio

Chief Wild Horse

Perla Walter

Rosita (as Perla Walters)

Chuck Hayward

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Tom Hennesy

Bartender (uncredited)

Margarite Luna

Asian Girl (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Outrider (uncredited)

Miko Mayama

Asian Girl (uncredited)

Midori

Asian Girl (uncredited)

José Trinidad Villa

Townsman at Bar (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

According to John Wayne, the fight in the saloon was his 500th on-screen fight.

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Kirk Douglas and John Wayne had previously starred together in In Harm's Way (1965) and Cast a Giant Shadow (1966). This film was their third and final teaming.

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John Wayne had just returned from visiting US forces in Vietnam when he made this film. He was already preparing to make The Green Berets (1968).

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Goofs

From the outside of the War Wagon, the port for the Gatling gun extends to the roof of the turret. From the inside, there is a large metal panel between the top of the port and the roof.

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As Pierce and Lomax are talking to each other, at the top left corner of the screen, you can clearly see Billy enter the bar with his empty whiskey bottle too early.

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The wagon that runs ungoverned, after the last barrel with gold falls, is driven through the opening below the seat. You can see the invisible crew driver's hands through the opening in one scene, and in the next scene when the wagon is overturning, that opening is closed again and it's not being driven.

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Quotes

Wes Fletcher: Let me show you somethin'. You ever seen a shell like this before?

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Frank Pierce: Injuns don't blow bridges!

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Taw Jackson: Did you know why Pierce wanted you to kill me?

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