The War Wagon
His success here raises the question what was old duke waiting for anyway.
The war wagon. Costarring keenan wynn and howard keel as a wise cracking indian the war wagon was a western precursor to the action buddy films of the 1980s and 90s serving up plenty of exciting action and constant comic relief. The two of them become the key players in the caper to separate pierce from jackson s gold. Thus the stage is set for a slam bang finale and director burt kennedy isn t about. The war wagon is a 1967 american western film directed by burt kennedy and starring john wayne and kirk douglas.
To achieve his goal he needs the help of douglas who in an added twist is hired by the bad guy to kill wayne s character. It is also a point of departure for john wayne who plays a bad guy for just about the first time in his career. The supporting cast includes howard keel robert walker jr keenan wynn joanna barnes and bruce dern. The war wagon of the title is an armoured wagon full of gold that wayne plans to steal on the premise that it was stolen from him in the first place.
The titular war wagon is the armor plated gatling gun fortified stagecoach wherein cabot s gold is transported.