The War Wagon
The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!
1967 • 101 min • Western · Action · Crime
Synopsis
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 68 Audience · 228 · 49%
An ex-con orchestrates a daring gold shipment heist from a corrupt rancher who wronged him. He assembles a colorful crew, but trust is scarce, and dangers mount during the elaborate caper across the Old West.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 3/10
Heads up
- Western violence including shootouts and fistfights
- Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigars
What it models well
- Justice and fairness
- Loyalty and teamwork
- Resourcefulness in adversity
Talk about it after
- The concept of revenge versus justice
- How trust is earned (and lost)
- The ethics of stealing from a bad guy
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Top billed cast
Director: Burt Kennedy • Crew: Clair Huffaker
Trailers & clips
THE WAR WAGON (1967) ♦RARE ♦ Theatrical Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"Lomax" (Kirk Douglas) has an axe to grind with "Jackson" (John Wayne). Indeed, he has sworn to kill him when he is eventually let out of prison. Meantime, "Jackson" has a cunning plan to relieve a greedy mining boss "Pierce" (Bruce Cabot) of a load of gold. Maybe they could work together? Well "Lomax" agrees on the basis that he gets a share and a daily rate.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (228)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $6,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0062472