The War Wagon

The War Wagon
Theatrical poster by Howard Terpning
Directed byBurt Kennedy
Written byClair Huffaker
Based onBadman
by Clair Huffaker
Produced byMarvin Schwartz
Starring
CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier
Edited by
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Production
companies
Batjac Productions
Marvin Schwarz Productions
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 27, 1967 (1967-05-27)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9,528,000[1]

The War Wagon is a 1967 American Western heist film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Released by Universal Pictures, it was produced by Marvin Schwartz and adapted by Clair Huffaker from his own novel. The supporting cast includes Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Keenan Wynn, Bruce Cabot, Joanna Barnes, Valora Noland, Bruce Dern, and Gene Evans. The film received generally positive reviews.

Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico.[2]

  1. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
  2. ^ "Filming Location Matching "Sierra%20de%20Organos,%20Sombrerete,%20Zacatecas,%20Mexico" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb.