---
title: 'Chisum (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrew V. McLaglen'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Western'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chisum-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065547/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chisum (1970)

1970 · 111 min · Western, Action, History · United States


## Synopsis

Chisum is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, starring John Wayne in the title role, and adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story "Chisum and the Lincoln County War". The supporting cast features Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Andrew Prine, Bruce Cabot, Patric Knowles, Richard Jaeckel, Lynda Day, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., John Agar, John Mitchum, Ray Teal, Christopher Mitchum, and Hank Worden, with Geoffrey Deuel and Pamela McMyler receiving "introducing" credits. The picture was filmed in Panavision and Technicolor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrew V. McLaglen](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-v-mclaglen)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew J. Fenady](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-j-fenady)
- **Producer:** [Andrew J. Fenady](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-j-fenady)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dominic Frontiere](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-frontiere)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier)
- **Editor:** [Robert L. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-simpson)

## Cast

- [Forrest Tucker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forrest-tucker)
- [Arnold Marquis](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-marquis)
- [Almut Eggert](https://cinepixo.com/people/almut-eggert)
- [Hank Worden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-worden)
- [Patric Knowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/patric-knowles)
- [Abraham Sofaer](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-sofaer)
- [Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz-jr)
- [Michael Chevalier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-chevalier)
- [Christopher Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mitchum)
- [Claus Biederstaedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-biederstaedt)
- [John Mitchum](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mitchum)
- [Bruce Cabot](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cabot)
- [Glenn Langan](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-langan)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Uta Hallant](https://cinepixo.com/people/uta-hallant)

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