The War Wagon

The War Wagon1967

Stars: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr.
Genre: Western
Rating: UNRATED
Runtime: 101 minutes

The War Wagon is a 1967 American 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. The supporting cast includes… more »



Lomax:
Well, I guess you don't know about his new toy - a little iron-plated thing he calls "The War Wagon."

Taw Jackson:
It takes an average shipment of fifty thousand in gold from Emmett to the railhead in El Paso 43 1/2 miles away.

Lomax:
Then there are a few guards...

Taw Jackson:
Thirty-three of 'em. Twenty-eight outriders and five in the coach. Each man is armed with a Henry repeating rifle, two Colts and two hundred rounds of ammunition.

Lomax:
What's all this got to do with me?

Taw Jackson:
We're going to take that wagon.

Lomax:
We are? Have you taken a look lately at the cemetery in Emmett? There's a bunch of cheap wooden crosses in one corner all kind of crowded in together. That's the tribute to the last fools who tried to stop The War Wagon. Like facts? A dollar fifteen for the casket, twelve cents for the crosses - Pierce foots the bill. A dollar twenty seven seems a poor price for a man's life - especially mine.

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