Chisum
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Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
- Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
- Worldwide
- $6M
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Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.
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Box Office & Release
Chisum returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Jul 23, 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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