Die Gewaltigen (1967)
Im Jahr 1870 gelangt in New Mexico der Geschäftsmann Frank Pierce an ein Stück Land, auf dem Gold gefunden wurde, indem er den rechtmäßigen Besitzer Taw Jackson ins Gefängnis bringt. Jackson kommt auf Bewährung frei und Pierce engagiert den Revolverhelden Lomax, um Jackson töten zu lassen. Lomax macht jedoch gemeinsame Sache mit Jackson; die beiden planen, die gepanzerte Kutsche, mit der Pierce das Gold abtransportieren will, zu überfallen. Zusammen mit dem Indianer Levi Walking Bear und dem Sprengstofffachmann Billy Hyatt führen sie den Überfall durch, bei dem durch die chaotischen Verhältnisse das Gold abhanden kommt. Letztendlich weiß Jackson jedoch, wo die Beute abgeblieben ist und will sie mit seinen Kameraden teilen.
Der Regisseur:
Burt Kennedy
Der Autor:
Clair Huffaker
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John Wayne as Taw Jackson |
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Kirk Douglas as Lomax |
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Howard Keel as Levi Walking Bear |
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Robert Walker Jr. as Billy Hyatt |
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Keenan Wynn as Wes Fletcher |
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Bruce Cabot as Frank Pierce |
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Joanna Barnes as Lola |
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Valora Noland as Kate Fletcher |
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Bruce Dern as Hammond |
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Gene Evans as Deputy Hoag |
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Terry Wilson as Sheriff Strike |
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Don Collier as Shack |
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Sheb Wooley as Snyder |
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Ann McCrea as Felicia |
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Emilio Fernández as Calita |
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Frank McGrath as Bartender |
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Chuck Roberson as Brown / Mustachioed guard at blown bridge |
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan as Early |
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Hal Needham as Hite |
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Marco Antonio as Chief Wild Horse |
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Perla Walter as Rosita |
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Jerry Gatlin as Calita Gang Member (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hayward as Blacksmith (uncredited) |
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Tom Hennesy as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Margarite Luna as Asian Girl (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Outrider (uncredited) |
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Miko Mayama as Asian Girl (uncredited) |
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Midori as Asian Girl (uncredited) |
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José Trinidad Villa as Townsman at Bar (uncredited) |
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Ralph Volkie as Saloon Sweep (uncredited) |
| Directing | Burt Kennedy | Director |
| Writing | Clair Huffaker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Clair Huffaker | Novel |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Marvin Schwartz | Producer |
| Art | Alfred Sweeney | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dave Grayson | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Arvo Ojala | Gun Wrangler |
| Camera | Álex Phillips Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Leonid Raab | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Harry Gerstad | Editor |
| Production | Joseph C. Behm | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald W. Roberson | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | James Nelson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Marshall J. Wolins | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Al Jennings | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Boyd 'Red' Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Camera | Bernie Abramson | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Chema Hernández | Animal Wrangler |
| Production | Orin Borsten | Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Oscar Rodriguez | Costume Designer |
| Camera | James Saper | Camera Operator |
| Art | Julius Rosenkrantz | Property Master |
| Production | John Wayne | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Wayne | Producer |
| Directing | Cliff Lyons | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Al Murphy | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Christopher Seitz | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Frank Nifong | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Robert Bertrand | Sound |
| Crew | Jim Burk | Stunts |
| Crew | Everett Creach | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Gatlin | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Hennesy | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank McGrath | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Crew | Alex Sharp | Stunts |
| Crew | Dean Smith | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Warner | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry Wilson | Stunts |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Conductor |
| Sound | Victor Arno | Musician |
| Sound | Don Bagley | Musician |
| Sound | Robert Bain | Musician |
| Sound | Harry Bluestone | Musician |
| Sound | Don Costa | Conductor |
| Sound | Bob DiVall | Musician |
| Sound | Gil Grau | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alton Hendrickson | Musician |
| Sound | William Hinshaw | Musician |
| Sound | William Kraft | Musician |
| Sound | Peter Mercurio | Musician |
| Sound | Tommy Morgan | Musician |
| Sound | Richard Perissi | Musician |
| Sound | Michel Rubini | Musician |
| Sound | Eleanor Slatkin | Musician |
| Sound | David Tamkin | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Raymond Turner | Musician |