Chisum (1970) - Middle-of-the-road John Wayne action-western

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Painted poster with some of the excitement that's the heart of Andrew V. McLaglen's Chisum

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Two 'great' men are fighting over who is gonna rule in a small town; Chisum, who is just and good, or Murphy, who is greedy and bad.
The action-western is a rare thing, but here is one, where the label fits: Fire, murder, shootings, falls, fist fights, - and almost without stop.
John Wayne (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)) has the pretty boring title lead. Hank Worden (Red River (1948)) and Richard Jaeckel (3:10 to Yuma (1957)) are charismatic in side-roles, but the dialog and script for Chisum - by Andrew J. Fenady (Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV, 1976)) is generally too horrid to afford the film any lasting impressions.
It is directed by the London-born film-maker Andrew V. McLaglen (The Undefeated (1969)).
Here are some more posters for this mediocre based on - but far removed from - real events western:

Wayne winning his first Oscar for True Grit (1969) was used in the trailer for the much inferior western from the same year, Chisum here

Cost: Unknown
Box office: 6 mil. $ (only US rentals)
= Uncertainty

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