With john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson. Train robbers, the dvd commemorative amaray john wayne stars with annmargret as a gunman who agrees to help a beautiful widow cross into mexico to retrieve a fortune in gold stolen by her late husband. The train robbers, film 1973, starring john wayne the taking of pelham one two three, film 1974, starring walter matthau the great train robbery, novel 1975. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 9 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. I quite like these later works where he is often playing a grumpy old hero. They also make selfconscious, frequently comic asides about waynes advancing years and increasing physical frailty.
Fourteen years after the fact, the members of the two gangs which. Three civil war veterans team up with a train robbers widow to recover a cool halfmillion in hidden gold. Jul 31, 2014 the train returns back to the train stop to drop off 40 outlaws then leaves again. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the train robbers 1973. Lowe on a train to return the gold and tell her she can keep the reward for herself and her son. But they are not the only ones looking for the stolen fortune. The unusualness of the train robbers pushes what might have been standard john wayne fare to somewhat above average.
The movie opens with the wind blowing across the desert range. The movie was written and directed by burt kennedy. The widow annmargaret, the kind who sticks out in all the right places, wants to clear her husbands name. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The train robbers 1973 john wayne message board jwmb. All the trivia you can handle about the train robbers, 1973, directed by burt kennedy, with john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor. He played his son, jeff mccandle and the father of little jake the grandson of big jake that hes going to recue and little jake was actually in fact john waynes young son, ethan wayne. The train robbers movie trailer and videos tv guide. The train robbers official trailer one of many films made late in waynes career in which the actor simply rested on his laurels, this is a lackluster production that never amounts to much.
The train robbers 1973 tt0070825 a gunhand named lane is hired by a widow, mrs. Townsman uncredited executive producer uncredited dominic frontiere. Director burt kennedy lends a gentle giddyap to this softhearted john wayne western. Lowe is really a prostitute named lilly who fooled them into helping her get the gold for herself. One night in august, 1963, robbers stopped a freightmail train north of london and grabbed a thenrecord 2.
Starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson, christopher george. Once upon a texas train premiered as a cbs sunday movie on cbs on january 3, 1988. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Jerry gatlin was born on november 15, 1933 in colorado springs, colorado, usa. Train robbers, the bluray three civil war veterans team up with a train robbers widow to recover a cool halfmillion in hidden gold. Thus, wayne vehicles such as true grit 1969, the train robbers 1973 and cahill, u. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Meet robbers 2020 roster 2019 roster 2018 roster 2017 roster. Starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson. Montalban, a mysterious loner with a cigar constantly between his lips, is also tailing them after finding the gold hidden in the boiler of an abandoned locomotive, waynes party is attacked by.
The plot concerns lane wayne and an assortment of oldtime buddies including jesse ben johnson and grady rod taylor to help mrs. The train robbers original theatrical trailer youtube. The train robbers 1973 burt kennedy, john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor july 8, 2015 a gunhand named lane is hired by a widow, mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh. The train robbers 1973 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. An apr 1972 dv news item lists aurora olavel as a cast addition but her appearance in the released film has not been confirmed. The train robbers 1973 posters the movie database tmdb. The train robbers blu ray john wayne westen 883929475643 for. He is known for his work on pale rider 1985, silverado 1985 and lord of the flies 1990. The train returns back to the train stop to drop off 40 outlaws then leaves again. The train robbers 1973 pg 0207 1973 us action, western 1h 32m user score. They broke into one safe and tipped the other off the train before jumping off. Watching a gunhand named lane is hired by a widow, mrs.
Lowe has secrets of her own that may doom the train robbers. The train robbers 1973 after the death of her husband, mrs. Rightly described by leonard maltin as a chamber western of the type writerdirector burt kennedy used to make with randolph scott in the late 1950s, the picture opens strong, finishes grandly, and at just 92 minutes never wears out its welcome. Feb 27, 2011 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Jun 28, 20 soundtrack from the train robbers 1973 starring john wayne, ann, margaret, ben johnson, christopher george. Simplistic to a fault, but also to an art, the train robbers is remarkably uncluttered as ebert puts it in terms of. The train robbers 1973 directed by burt kennedy features ann margret as a widow, who enlists the aid of three gunmen in retrieving the gold her husband had stolen. He was previously married to marie mass, gatlin and polly burson. The train robbers 1973 burt kennedy, john wayne, ann.
The train robbers is a mythic latterday wayne tribute. The train robbers is a 1973 western technicolor film written and directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, ben johnson and ricardo montalban. Cast and crew credits for the train robbers, 1973, directed by burt kennedy, with john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor, at turner classic movies. As they are walking past the end of the train they meet the pinkerton agent who tells them, as the train is pulling out, that matt lowe was never married and that mrs. Two unidentified men were injured, but the film was completed on schedule despite the delay. Train robbers, the three civil war veterans team up with a train robbers widow to recover a cool halfmillion in hidden gold. The film was the sixth mostwatched television program for the week ending january 3, and was also the third mostwatched television film of the 198788 television season, with 21. Marshal 1973 are relatively mild westerns for the era and continue to play up waynes heroic, individualistic image.
The train robbers is a 1973 western film starring john wayne, annmargret, rod taylor and ben johnson. The train robbers,written and directed by burt kennedy,finds the duke leading,ben johnson,always great to watch,and rod taylor,on a hunt for stolen gold,assisted by the sexy annmargret,whos late husband had heldup the train carrying the gold,across the border into mexico. This most wonderful western, the train robbers, places the viewer that means you back into that time, when time itself almost stood still. The five films included in the new john wayne westerns film collection are so unconnected in terms of the eras in which they were made, their thematic content, their varying levels of classicness, and their newness to bluray two are actual new releases, one has been updated, and two are the same as their old standalone releases that it would be more fitting. The train robbers 1973 cast and crew after the death of her husband, mrs. John wayne westerns film collection fort apachethe. Camped for the night while riding to recover gold her husband stole, widow mrs. Watch the train robbers movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The train robbers blu ray john wayne westen 883929475643. A may 1972 hr news item reported that production of the train robbers was halted briefly due to a fire on a portion of the outdoor set. Written and directed by burt kennedy, the train robbers is a 1973 american western film starring john wayne, annmargaret, rod taylor, and ben johnson. Most of the action takes place in the high desert around durango, mexico, and kennedy goes for clean blue skies, sculpted white sand dunes and human figures arranged against the landscape in. The train robbers one of many films made late in waynes career in which the actor simply rested on his laurels, this is a lackluster production that never amounts to much.
The plot concerns lane wayne and an assortment of oldtime buddies. The plot concerns lane wayne and an assortment of oldtime buddies including jesse ben johnson and. Rod taylor is billed above the title with john wayne and annmargret but has a relatively small role. On release, the train robbers was a rather unfashionable throwback western in the age of leone, peckinpah and proliferating western slants and subversions. John wayne stars with annmargret as a gunman who agrees to help abeautiful widow cross into mexico to retrieve a fortune in gold stolenby her late husband. I wonder if theres ever been a western as visually uncluttered as this one. Meanwhile,waynes gang is being pursued by a posse of the railroad companies.
Harry potter season 18 complete collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set new sealed. Being made as late as 1973 it is one of the later works of john wayne. However, its also slight and simplistic, and it needed a richer writerdirector than burt kennedy to bring out greater depths and darkness, the kind of intricacy and tension that could have. The train robbers burt kennedy, 1973 is mildly entertaining and lightly enjoyable, and i certainly prefer it to rooster cogburn stuart millar, 1975. Train robbers, the 1973 movie clip the trouble with. This is the second time that bobby vinton was in a movie with john wayne. Burt kennedys the train robbers is a very curious western, and it gets curiouser the more you think about it. Apr 11, 2012 the train robbers written and directed by burt kennedy. Simplistic to a fault, but also to an art, the train robbers is remarkably uncluttered as ebert puts it in terms of visual composition, basking in a thin, unremarkable story told in grand, splendorous brushstrokes, austere, unpopulated and to the point. The author begins by looking at the robbers, most of whom belonged to gangs of professional thieves. The young widow could lead them to either a gunhand named lane is hired by a widow, mrs. Lowe annmargret enjoys the attention of her hired crew, rod taylor as grady, john wayne the boss lane, and ben johnson the philosophical jesse, in writerdirector burt kennedy s the train.