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Big Jake (1971)

110 min · Western, Western film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend14k4.1kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

14k02025-09: 7,212 views2025-10: 4,094 views2025-11: 7,133 views2025-12: 12,435 views2026-01: 8,654 views2026-02: 4,952 views2026-03: 9,945 views2026-04: 10,716 views2026-05: 6,296 views2026-06: 14,037 views2026-07: 4,581 views2026-08: 4,795 views
Sep7.2kOct4.1kNov7.1kDec12kJan8.7kFeb5.0kMar9.9kApr11kMay6.3kJun14kJul4.6kAug4.8k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

George Sherman

Cast

John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne, Christopher Mitchum, Bruce Cabot, Bobby Vinton, Glenn Corbett, John Doucette, Jim Davis, John Agar

The story

In 1909, near the Mexico-United States border, Martha McCandles runs a massive ranch with the help of her sons Jeff, Michael, and James. The Fain Gang (The Fain Brothers, the Devries Brothers, John Goodfellow, Kid Duffy, Breed O'Brien, Pop Dawson, and Trooper) attacks the ranch, slaying many members of the staff. Jeff kills the elder of the Devries brothers but is badly wounded; his son, Jacob ("Little Jake") is kidnapped before the gang flees to Mexico, leaving behind a ransom note for $1 million.

Catalogue themes and tags

1900s, Child kidnapping, Action/Adventure, Western

Genres

Western, Western film

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