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When his grandson is kidnapped, Jacob McCandles (Wayne) comes home and takes charge. Big Jake teams with his sons and Indian companion (Bruce Cabot) and goes ...
Big Jake is a 1971 American Technicolor Western film starring John Wayne, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Hara. The picture was the final film for George ...
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Big Jake
PG-13 · 1971 ‧ Western/Action ‧ 1h 50m
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The avenging head of the McCandle clan returns to his estranged family and leads the search for his kidnapped grandson. Big Jake sets off, his sons in tow, to deliver the ransom to the kidnappers, but has little intention of handing it over...
Release date: May 26, 1971 (USA)
Director: George Sherman
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures and National General Pictures
Box office: $7.5 million
Edited by: Harry Gerstad
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Rating
(8)
A mildly entertaining story of kidnap and ransom foiled by Big John that sags hopelessly when it comes to the big shoot-out.
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(5,088)
Jake, played by Wayne, is estranged from his family, living in the part of the west that is still wild when news comes of the kidnapping. His wife has summoned ...
Big Jake was more than just another Wayne picture. The full-fledged family production featured Wayne's three real-life sons—Michael, Patrick and Ethan.