Big Jake
They wanted gold. They gave them lead instead!
An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
- Director
- George Sherman
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $8M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Big Jake returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- May 26, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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