Chisum

Chisum (1970)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (7,353 ratings)

John Wayne toplines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful man in New Mexico during the Wild West era. A founder and prominent citizen in the town of Lincoln, Chisum is slow to act when ruthless land baron Lawrence Murphy (Forrest… More

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Directed By
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Written By
Andrew J. Fenady
Genres
Western, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 29, 1970 Wide
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Like other Wayne movies, there's complete identification between reel and real life: Chisum is described as "fat wealthy, tough, trusting, stubborn, generous, and sentimental."

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A stylish big-budget rousing range war Western that is a gimmicky mix of myth and hokum.

  • James Plath, Movie Metropolis

    Solid if unspectacular Wayne outing.

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  • Dean M


    The best of the John Wayne westerns directed by Andrew V. McLagden, this sprawling epic centers around the revenge sought by Billy the Kid after his mentor is murder by the corrupt, land-grabbing bad guys. These scenes looked familiar since I last watched 1988's <i>Young… More

  • xGary X


    A pretty bog standard outing for the duke. It ticks all the relevant horse opera boxes, but lacks the inspiration of his collaborations with John Ford.

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