The War Wagon
“The War Wagon Rolls And The Screen Explodes!”
An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's stagecoach, which is transporting gold. He enlists the help of a partner, who could be working for his nemesis.
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Cast
30 people
John Wayne
Taw Jackson
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Kirk Douglas
Lomax
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Howard Keel
Levi Walking Bear
Known for
Dallas
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Robert Walker Jr.
Billy Hyatt
Known for
Easy Rider
Beware! The Blob
Keenan Wynn
Wes Fletcher
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Bruce Cabot
Frank Pierce
Known for
King Kong
Diamonds Are Forever
Joanna Barnes
Lola
Known for
The Parent Trap
Spartacus
Valora Noland
Kate Fletcher
Also in
Star Trek
Muscle Beach Party
Bruce Dern
Hammond
Known for
Nebraska
The Hateful Eight
Gene Evans
Deputy Hoag
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Terry Wilson
Sheriff Strike
Known for
Westworld
Escape to Witch Mountain
Don Collier
Shack
Known for
5 Card Stud
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Burt Kennedy Director · Clair Huffaker Screenplay Dimitri Tiomkin Composer
Worldwide gross $6M · United States release May 27, 1967 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Production
Marvin Schwartz Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Batjac Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · May 26, 1967
Theatrical
United States · May 27, 1967
Theatrical
Denmark
January 26, 1968 · Theatrical
France
June 12, 1967 · Theatrical
August 26, 2003 · Physical · DVD
April 15, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
March 22, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
March 22, 2026 · TV · Arte
Ireland
December 22, 1967 · Theatrical
Italy
October 30, 1967 · Theatrical
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