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Chisum

Play trailer Poster for Chisum G,  1970,  1h 51m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 74% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Kind-hearted, fatherly John Chisum (John Wayne) owns a large ranch in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the 1870s. With the help of his faithful sidekick, Pepper (Ben Johnson), and a hot-headed young ranch hand nicknamed Billy the Kid (Geoffrey Deuel), Chisum does battle with underhanded land developer Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker). Having bought up most of the nearby town and appointed his own corrupt sheriff (Bruce Cabot), Murphy now has his eye on Chisum's ranch.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 26, 2026
3/4
One of the better efforts from John Wayne’s post-True Grit period. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 2, 2006
C+
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." Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 8, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 28, 2005
B-
A stylish big-budget rousing range war Western that is a gimmicky mix of myth and hokum. Go to Full Review
James Plath Movie Metropolis Apr 30, 2005
3/5
Solid if unspectacular Wayne outing. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Sep 26, 2003
3/5
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Rey R May 6, 2018 An on-par John Wayne Western with lots of shooting, killing, and sentimentalism, plus a catchy theme song.
Ron W Mar 15, 2017 John Wayne fans will delight this rip-roarin' shoot-em-out Western.
Hermione S Feb 27, 2008 Solid if unspectacular Wayne outing.
Hermione P Dec 11, 2007 My all time favourite western... John Wayne kicks some serious butt.... Great soundtrack too.
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Cast & Crew

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Andrew V. McLaglen

Director

John Wayne

John Chisum

Geoffrey Deuel

Billy 'The Kid' Bonney

Forrest Tucker

Lawrence Murphy

Christopher George

Dan Nodeen

Ben Johnson

James Pepper

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Chisum

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Movie Info

Synopsis Kind-hearted, fatherly John Chisum (John Wayne) owns a large ranch in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the 1870s. With the help of his faithful sidekick, Pepper (Ben Johnson), and a hot-headed young ranch hand nicknamed Billy the Kid (Geoffrey Deuel), Chisum does battle with underhanded land developer Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker). Having bought up most of the nearby town and appointed his own corrupt sheriff (Bruce Cabot), Murphy now has his eye on Chisum's ranch.
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Producer
Andrew J. Fenady
Screenwriter
Andrew J. Fenady
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
G
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 24, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Runtime
1h 51m
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