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Chisum is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew McLaglen, starring John Wayne in the title role, and adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story "Chisum and the Lincoln County War."
Jul 29, 1970 · Chisum: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson. Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.
John Simpson Chisum (August 16, 1824 – December 22, 1884) was a wealthy cattle baron in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. He was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee , and moved with his family to the Republic of Texas in 1837, later finding work as a building contractor.
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Chisum begins with John Chisum (John Wayne) and his ranch hand James Pepper (Ben Johnson) heading to town to greet Chisum's niece, Sallie (Pamela McMyler), only to backtrack when they discover some of Chisum's horses have been rustled by a group of bandits paid off by the business leader of the town, Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker). Along the ...
Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
A series of paintings and a song in the opening credits show John Simpson Chisum (John Wayne) and his best friend James Pepper (Ben Johnson) taking their cattle and their ranch hands on a long cattle drive from Texas to the newly-settled land of New Mexico.
