Big Jake
1971 · Movie · PG-13 · 110 min · ★ 6.9 · 64% critics
When a wealthy ranch family is hit by a brutal raid and a young grandson is taken for ransom, an aging, long-absent cattleman returns to do what the law can’t. With family tensions simmering and the West changing fast, he rides out on a dangerous rescue trail that tests grit, loyalty, and old-school know-how.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (244 votes)
- Box office
- $7,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a late-era Western with a gruff hero, family friction, and a violent ransom-and-rescue ride; Not for you if you dislike loud, constant music or uneven pacing, and it may suit fans of Hang 'em High or Cahill: United States Marshal.
Pros: tough old-school hero; strong villain presence; action with humor | Cons: uneven tone shifts; predictable rescue plot; intrusive nonstop music
Themes
- kidnapping
- texas
- ranch
- cigar smoking
Cast & crew
John Wayne
as Jacob McCandles
Richard Boone
as John Fain
Maureen O'Hara
as Martha McCandles
Patrick Wayne
as James McCandles
Christopher Mitchum
as Michael McCandles
Bobby Vinton
as Jeff McCandles
Bruce Cabot
as Sam Sharpnose
Glenn Corbett
as O'Brien
Harry Carey, Jr.
as Pop Dawson
John Doucette
as Buck Duggan
Directed by George Sherman