Frank Pierce (Bruce Cabot) is a ruthless man bent on manipulating the cattle business towards his own wealth and prosperity. When Taw Jackson (John Wayne), an honest rancher, interferes with his plans, Pierce imprisons him and confiscates his gold-filled land. Escaping the prison, Taw plans a raid on Pierce's heavily guarded pay roll carriage, but not if Pierce has anything to say about it. After assembling a group of misfits and hired guns, Taw runs into serious opposition when he encounters the madcap gunslinger, Lomax (Kirk Douglas). Sent by Pierce to stop the raid, Lomax winds up taking a liking to Taw, and they decide to join forces and stage a raid on Pierce's WAR WAGON.

Famous for its fighting scenes between John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, WAR WAGON is quintessential of its genre. WAR WAGONS features astonishing stunts and pyrotechnics. Advanced for its time (it was released in 1969) one would think Kennedy produced it in the mid '70s. The climactic end scene which pits Douglas and Wayne against a Gatling gun has spawned similar scenes in RED DAWN and YOUNG GUNS. WAR WAGON is a modern and triumphant film.

DVD Features:


Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - Spanish
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Production Notes
Talent Biographies
Clips
Original Theatrical Trailer

John Wayne: The Duke
Kirk Douglas: American Actor-Producer
Howard Keel: American Actor/Singer
Robert Walker: American Actor, SON OF THE BLOB (1972)
Keenan Wynn: American actor
Bruce Cabot: American actor, KING KONG (1933)
Joanna Barnes: American TV/Film Actress
Valora Noland: 

Burt Kennedy: American Screenwriter/Director

Marvin Schwartz: Producer

Clair Huffaker: Screenwriter, Novelist, early '60s-mid '70s, mostly Westerns

Dimitri Tiomkin: Composer

Harry Gerstad: American Editor