| Release Date: | May 1967 |
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| Genre: | Action / Western |
| Awards: | 1 win |
| Cast: | John Wayne (Taw Jackson), Kirk Douglas (Lomax), Howard Keel (Levi Walking Bear), Robert Walker Jr. (Billy Hyatt (as Robert Walker)), Keenan Wynn (Wes Fletcher), Bruce Cabot (Pierce), Joanna Barnes (Lola), Valora Noland (Kate Fletcher), Bruce Dern (Hammond), Gene Evans (Deputy Hoag), Terry Wilson (Sheriff Strike), Don Collier (Shack), Sheb Wooley (Snyder), Ann McCrea (Felicia), Emilio Fernández (Calita (as Emilio Fernandez)), Frank McGrath (Bartender), Chuck Roberson (Brown), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (Early (as Red Morgan)), Hal Needham (Hite), Marco Antonio (Chief Wild Horse), Perla Walters (Rosita), Chuck Hayward (Blacksmith (uncredited)), Margarite Luna (Asian Girl (uncredited)), Cliff Lyons (Outrider (uncredited)), Miko Mayama (Asian Girl (uncredited)), Midori (Asian Girl (uncredited)), José Trinidad Villa (Townsman at Bar (uncredited)) |
Taw Jackson returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him. Jackson makes a deal with Lomax, the man who shot him 5 years ago to join forces against Pierce and steal a large gold shipment. The shipments are transported in the War Wagon, an armored stage coach that is heavily guarded. The two of them become the key players in the caper to separate Pierce from Jackson's gold.