7.6
The Big Country
1958
“John Ford's lusty successor to "Fort Apache" and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"”
Wagon Master (1950)
April 22, 19501h 26mEN
6.7
155 votes
Overview
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Director
John FordWriters
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
Argosy PicturesRKO Radio Pictures
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0This is quite an unremarkable little pioneering yarn that sees two cowboys - Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr. guiding a Mormon caravan across the Wild West. En route they encounter a motley collection of folks with a medicine show - and the sultry Joanne Dru ("Miss Denver"); then a bunch of less savoury characters led by Charles Kemper ("Shiloh Clegg") before they are invited to join some Navajo at their camp - and that's where it all turns a bit sour with our two gallant lads left to try to protect the travellers from the vengeful "Cleggs". John Ford seems to have lost his way with this pretty…
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