Cahill U.S. Marshal

Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

  • 73% of users liked it
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John Wayne plays a lawman who has to deal with the problems of fatherhood in a big way in Cahill: United States Marshall. Wayne is J.D. Cahill, whose singular desire to track down law breakers strains his relationship with his two teenage sons --17-year-old Danny (Gary Grimes) and 12-year-old Billy… More

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Andrew V. McLaglen
Written By
Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink
Genres
Western, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jul 11, 1973 Wide
On DVD
Jun 3, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    One of John Wayne's last movies is also one of his worst, a desperate effort to grab the youth market

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A minor John Wayne film that becomes a bore due to its preachy message.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    Absolutely of the Duke's western so John Wayne and George Kennedy (as the chief baddie) made wonderful performances.

  • Red L


    Is it just me or are all 70's movies simplistic? John Wayne ignores his kids who get in trouble who get rescued by John Wayne who promises to pay more attention to his kids.

  • xGary X


    Made after the legend had taken over from the actor, this is typically a script that contained a John Wayne shaped hole in it , rather than a 3 dimensional character. But having said that, it's what he does best, and anyone looking for some 6 gun totin' machismo need look no… More

  • Henrik S


    One of John Wayne's late westerns and you can tell that the golden era of the west is long bygone. Still, the Duke still got it and wouldn't it be for him, this movie would be mediocre at best. The story is another washup of the Rooser Cogburn characters, with the old… More

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