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Big Jake (DVD) |
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| John Wayne is Jacob McCandles, an aging cowboy in an Old West that is on the verge of modernization. When his eight-year-old grandson is kidnapped by a violent gang led by the evil John Fain (Richard Boone), Jacob`s estranged wife (Maureen O` Hara) enlists his help to rescue the boy. Jacob and his three sons (one of whom is portrayed by Wayne`s real-life son Patrick) set out to bring the gang to justice. This late-period Wayne western is characterized by a gritty realism not present in most of his earlier works. The surprisingly graphic violence is also tempered with abundant humor. |
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