Chisum

Chisum is an American feature film of the Western genre. It is a semi-biographical account of the life of rancher John Chisum and his involvement in the Lincoln County War of 1878. The film was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen with a script written by Andrew J. Fenady. It is based on the Fenady short story, "Chisum and the Lincoln County Cattle War". The movie stars veteran Western film star John Wayne in the role of seasoned land baron and all-around ass-kicker John Chisum. The film also stars Forrest Tucker as the lead antagonist Lawrence Murphy, as well as Christopher George as Dan Nodeen, Ben Johnson as James Pepper, Glenn Corbett as Pat Garrett, Andrew Prine as Alex McSween, Patric Knowles as Henry Tunstall, and Geoffrey Deuel as Billy the Kid. The film was produced by Warner Bros. and Batjac Productions and released theatrically in the United States on July 29th, 1970.

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