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Big Jake

They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead!

6.8(256)19711h 50m3

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.8M
Box office
$7.5M
Language
English
  • kidnapping
  • texas
  • ranch
  • cigar smoking

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1326 May 1971
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalRated AA2 Jul 1971
    • Physical15VHS20 Jun 1990
    • Physical15DVD22 Oct 2001
    • Digital / OTT1515 Aug 2011
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical121 Oct 1971
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical14DVD/VHS Videolar20 May 2004
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical12 Aug 1971
    • PhysicalDVD5 Feb 2004
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray30 Nov 2011
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical161 Oct 1971
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical151 Aug 1971
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalTurin2 Sept 1971
    • TheatricalMilan11 Sept 1971
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalPG1220 Nov 1971

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Big Jake was released on 26 May 1971.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    2/10/2017

    7/10

    You follow him and I'll hunt you down and kill yah. Big Jake is directed by George Sherman and written by Harry and Rita Fink. It stars John Wayne, Richard Boone, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum and Maureen O'Hara. Elmer Berstein scores the music and William H. Clothier is the cinematographer. It's shot in Panavision and Technicolor with the principal location for the shoot being Durango in Mexico. Plot finds D…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/24/2023

    7/10

    This is probably the most violent of Wayne's westerns depicting a tale of an estranged husband who returns home after his grandson is taken hostage by a ruthless gang of kidnappers. This well paced thoughtful drama takes us on the journey as he - with his two sons and an almost unrecognisable Bruce Cabot set off to rescue the boy. Richard Boone is outstanding as the evil leader of the kidnappers; he really does exude…

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