Big Jake
“They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead!”
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
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Cast
36 people
John Wayne
Jacob McCandles
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Richard Boone
John Fain
Known for
The Hobbit
Hombre
Maureen O'Hara
Martha McCandles
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
The Quiet Man
Patrick Wayne
James McCandles
Known for
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
McLintock!
Christopher Mitchum
Michael McCandles
Known for
Rio Lobo
The Day Time Ended
Bobby Vinton
Jeff McCandles
Known for
The Train Robbers
Bruce Cabot
Sam Sharpnose
Known for
King Kong
Diamonds Are Forever
Glenn Corbett
O'Brien
Known for
Shenandoah
Homicidal
Harry Carey Jr.
Pop Dawson
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Trinity Is Still My Name
John Doucette
Buck Duggan
Known for
True Grit
Cleopatra
Jim Davis
Head of Lynching Party
Known for
Dallas
The Day Time Ended
John Agar
Bert Ryan
Known for
Tarantula
Revenge of the Creature
George Sherman Director · Harry Julian Fink Writer Rita M. Fink Writer
Worldwide gross $7.5M · Budget $4.8M · United States release May 26, 1971
Box office
Budget
$4,800,000
Worldwide gross
$7,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Batjac Productions
Production
Cinema Center Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · May 26, 1971
Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 20, 2004 · Physical · DVD/VHS Videolar
France
August 12, 1971 · Theatrical
February 5, 2004 · Physical · DVD
November 30, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
October 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 1, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
September 2, 1971 · Theatrical · Turin
September 11, 1971 · Theatrical · Milan
Japan
November 20, 1971 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 2, 1971 · Theatrical · Rated AA
June 20, 1990 · Physical · VHS
October 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 15, 2011 · Digital
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