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Rating (14,492)
Jacob McCandles (Wayne)—who has never seen his grandson—responds to his wife's call and organizes a hunting party to track down the dangerous and violent men…
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
7.1/10 · IMDb 75% · Rotten Tomatoes
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
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.
Rating (5,086) · $8.63
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson and wound his son. He returns to his estranged family to ...
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