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Chisum

Chisum

Western · 1970

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.

Movie details

Chisum

“THE LEGEND - John Wayne is 'Chisum'”

1970 Western 1h 51m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

11.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

80 %

Tomatometer

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Chisum?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Written by

Andrew J. Fenady

John Wayne

John Wayne

John Chisum

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Lawrence Murphy

Christopher George

Christopher George

Dan Nodeen

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

James Pepper

Glenn Corbett

Glenn Corbett

Pat Garrett

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Alex McSween

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Sheriff Brady

Court is in session

Put Chisum on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Patience is part of the point.”

Duration becomes texture. The film asks you to inhabit its world instead of merely processing its plot.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“A test of endurance, your honour.”

Stillness keeps submitting itself as meaning. At some point, contemplation needs something worth contemplating.