Chisum

Chisum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by	Andrew J. Fenady
Produced by	Andrew J. Fenady
Starring	John Wayne Forrest Tucker Ben Johnson Glenn Corbett Andrew Prine Patric Knowles Richard Jaeckel Geoffrey Deuel Pamela McMyler
Cinematography	William H. Clothier
Edited by	Robert L. Simpson
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Production company	Batjac Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	June 24, 1970 (1970-06-24) (Premiere) July 29, 1970 (1970-07-29)
Running time	111 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million[1]
Box office	$6,000,000 (rentals)[2][3]

Chisum is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, starring John Wayne in the title role, and adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story "Chisum and the Lincoln County War." The supporting cast features Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Andrew Prine, Bruce Cabot, Patric Knowles, Richard Jaeckel, Lynda Day George, Pedro Armendariz Jr., John Agar, John Mitchum, Ray Teal, Christopher Mitchum and Hank Worden with Geoffrey Deuel and Pamela McMyler receiving "introducing" credits. The picture was filmed in Panavision and Technicolor.

Chisum is based on the Lincoln County War of 1878 and, although it changed a number of details, many of the historical figures in the film (such as Chisum, Tunstall, McSween, Murphy, Brady, Evans, Garrett, and Billy the Kid) were in the New Mexico Territory at the time and did play a part in the conflict.