Big Jake 1971

“Big Jake” is a western film released in 1971, directed by George Sherman and starring John Wayne in the title role. The film is about an aging patriarch, Jake McCandles (John Wayne), who sets out to rescue his kidnapped grandson from a band of ruthless outlaws. In the film, Jake receives a ransom demand from […]

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The Train Robbers 1973

“The Train Robbers” is a Western movie released in 1973, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring John Wayne in the lead role. The movie tells the story of a group of outlaws who team up with a widow, played by Ann-Margret, to recover a stolen fortune from a train robbery. John Wayne plays Lane, a […]

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Rooster Cogburn 1975

“Rooster Cogburn” is a Western movie released in 1975, directed by Stuart Millar and starring John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, a US Marshal with a reputation for being tough, cantankerous, and fearless. The movie follows Rooster as he reluctantly teams up with a headstrong young woman named Eula Goodnight, played by Katharine Hepburn, to track […]

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The Shootist 1976

“The Shootist” is a Western movie released in 1976, directed by Don Siegel and starring John Wayne in his final film role. The movie tells the story of J.B. Books, a famous gunslinger who comes to the town of Carson City, Nevada, in 1901, to seek medical treatment for his terminal cancer. While there, he […]

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Chisum 1970

“Chisum” is a Western movie released in 1970, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne as John Chisum, a wealthy cattle baron who is in conflict with a corrupt sheriff and a rival rancher named Lawrence Murphy, played by Forrest Tucker. The movie is loosely based on the real-life events of the Lincoln […]

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McQ 1974

“McQ” is a 1974 crime thriller film directed by John Sturges and starring John Wayne in the title role of Detective Lon McQ. The film is notable for being one of the few times that Wayne played a contemporary police officer rather than a cowboy or a soldier. In the movie, McQ is a tough […]

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Rooster Cogburn 1975

“Rooster Cogburn” is a 1975 Western film directed by Stuart Millar and starring John Wayne in his second portrayal of the character Rooster Cogburn, whom he played previously in the 1969 film “True Grit.” The movie also stars Katharine Hepburn as Eula Goodnight, a prim and proper missionary who reluctantly teams up with Cogburn to […]

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Brannigan 1975

“Brannigan” is a 1975 crime thriller film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring John Wayne. The film is notable for being one of the few times that Wayne played a character who was not a cowboy or a soldier. In the movie, Wayne plays Jim Brannigan, a tough and no-nonsense Chicago detective who is sent […]

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True Grit 1969

“True Grit” is a 1969 Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne in the role that won him his only Academy Award for Best Actor. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Charles Portis. In the film, Wayne plays U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, a tough and grizzled […]

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