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Big Jake
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Big Jake is a 1971 American Western film directed by George Sherman and produced by Michael Wayne through Batjac Productions. The screenplay features John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Boone, and Patrick Wayne. Elmer Bernstein composed the score, while William H. Clothier served as director of photography and Harry W. Gerstad edited the film. The narrative is set in Texas and follows an aging cattle man who acts when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
The movie has a runtime of 110 minutes and was released in the United States. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. Cinema Center Films is also listed as a production company. The film received a box office revenue of 7,500,000 against a budget of 4,800,000. Critical reception included a review score of 6.4 out of 10, 57 out of 100, and 75 percent, with an IMDb rating of 7.1 and a TMDb average of 6.853.
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Film · TMDB
6.9An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- kidnapping
- texas
- ranch
- cigar smoking
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Western film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- George Sherman
- Cast member
- William Walker
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Michael Wayne
- Production company
- Batjac Productions
- Cinematographer
- William H. Clothier
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 347332
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1971-10-01
- film editor
- Harry W. Gerstad
- title
- Big Jake
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 75%
- box office
- 7500000
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