John Wayne,
Katharine Ross,
Jim Hutton,
Vera Miles,
Jay C. Flippen
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Chance Buckman (John Wayne) heads a team of international trouble shooters who travel around the world to put out oil fires. The dangerous profession has taken a toll on the marriage between Chance an... read more
Directed by: Andrew V. MacLagen, Jon Frankel, Andrew V. McLaglen
Release Date: November 27, 1968
DVD Release Date: January 5, 1999
Stats: 198 reviews
This is a very entertaining film. Some of the acting of Jim Hutton & Katharine Ross may have been less than one would expect. But the film should be seen keeping mind that this was years before the disaster films of the early seventies like The Poseidon Adventure & The ... read more
A lumbering exercise in machismo, this films sees a series of oil fires/explosions tackled by John Wayne in overalls and no plot. Frankly, it's bores in the same way common to most disaster movies of the 70s. The Duke's forays into other genres are generally best avoided.
Katharine Ross reportedly referred to this movie as the biggest piece of crap she;d ever made.
While that sentiment is a bit harsh, there's little to recommend beyond a few trademark quips from the duke.
Watch True Grit instead
I really did like this movie. I normally don't like seeing John Wayne without a cowboy hat but this is a good movie.
Even though John was takin from the westerns and war..this movie portrayed him as a fighter fighting dangerous oil fires...
True Grit and Oil Fire what could be better. There are people that actually do this thing, can you believe it
One of Wayne's non western epics, Based on the life of Red Adair In this tribute to real-life legend Red Adair (and to 1960s special effects), an oil-field firefighter (John Wayne)
One of Wayne's non western epics. Based on the life of Red Adair, probably the most famous wildcat fire capper there is.
A slow moving, talkative, badly plotted bore. Full Review
All the ingredients (cliches) of the John Wayne hero are here, from commitment to his job as firefighter to a wife who couldn't accept him to a daughter who affects reconciliation. Full Review
The Duke is an oil-fire fighter running around the world putting out blazes. Full Review
A dull adventure tale about macho men who fight oil fires. Full Review
Blazingly colorful Duke Wayne actioner.
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