The War Wagon
The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Released
- 1967
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1967
Storyline
The story of a man who was shot, robbed and imprisoned who returns to steal a large gold shipment from the man who wronged him. The gold is transported in an armored stage coach, the War Wagon.
Top credits
John Wayne ā Taw Jackson
Kirk Douglas ā Lomax
Howard Keel ā Levi Walking Bear
Robert Walker Jr. ā Billy Hyatt
Did you know
ā¢ During the production, Kirk Douglas was late to the set because he was shooting a commercial endorsement for the Democratic Governor of California, Edmund G. Brown. John Wayne was furious, and was late to work the next day because he was shooting a commercial for the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan.
ā¢ John Wayne, who had lost his entire left lung and several ribs in major surgery for cancer in 1964, had great difficulty breathing on an airplane while flying to the location for the start of filming and had to use an oxygen mask throughout the journey. Kirk Douglas recalled that he hadn't realized just how fragile Wayne was until this moment.
ā¢ In the initial release cut of the film, when bare-chested Kirk Douglas walks away after John Wayne leaves his room, Douglas was nude. In other versions, the scene is cut just before Douglas' buttocks are revealed.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $11,990,000
User reviews
An Armored Wagon full of gold
A Subtle (but Fun) Parody of Traditional Western Movie Conventions
Decent late period Wayne Western
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
