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A Balasaur Score of 68 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, Metacritic 57/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 80% of the 148 1970s western movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
254 audience votes
Key crew
- George ShermanDirector
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Harry Julian FinkWriter
- Rita M. FinkWriter
Cast
- John WayneJacob McCandles
- Richard BooneJohn Fain
- Maureen O'HaraMartha McCandles
- Patrick WayneJames McCandles
- Christopher MitchumMichael McCandles
- Bobby VintonJeff McCandles
- Bruce CabotSam Sharpnose
- Glenn CorbettO'Brien
- Harry Carey Jr.Pop Dawson
- John DoucetteBuck Duggan
- Jim DavisHead of Lynching Party
- John AgarBert Ryan
Stills
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Themes
kidnappingtexasranchcigar smoking
The Best Movies of 1971
Big Jake is #52 of 60
