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(14,443)
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 ...
Big Jake
PG-13 · 1971 ‧ Western/Action ‧ 1h 50m
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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
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures and National General Pictures
Box office: $7.5 million
Edited by: Harry Gerstad
Music by: Elmer Bernstein
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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
(5,058)
The McCandles ranch is run over by a gang of cutthroats led by the evil John Fain. They kidnap little Jacob McCandles and hold him for a million dollar ...
Rating
(5,063) · $12.99
In 1909, when John Fain's gang kidnaps Jacob McCandles' grandson and holds him for ransom, Big Jake sets out to rescue the boy. 5,063IMDb 7.11 h 49 min1971.
Duration: 1:49:22
Posted: Apr 3, 2023
Posted: Apr 3, 2023
Rancher, Big Jake gets home to find his grandson has been kidnapped by a brutal gang. A posse is formed, but only Big Jake is brave enough to rescue the ...
Jacob 'Big Jake' McCandles: Never laid eyes on him. But I'm being paid to bring him back alive or you dead - each and everyone of you. Now I'd rather bring the ...
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.
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 Sherman in ...