Movies directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

McLintock! (1963)

127 mins     Comedy, Romance, Western      

When you consider the number of great westerns which John Wayne appeared in it almost feels wrong to say that "McLintock!" is one of Wayne's more entertaining movies. With no real proper storyline rather than several smaller ...

Shenandoah (1965)

105 mins     Drama, War, Western      

Although technically a western, set during the final years of the American Civil War "Shenandoah" is more of a movie with a message as it focuses on Charlie Anderson and his rather large family on their Virginian farm. Releas...

The Rare Breed (1966)

97 mins     Action , Drama, Romance, War      

If it wasn't for the fact that John Wayne's "True Grit" came 3 years after I would say that "The Rare Breed" is a movie which tries to imitate many of its characteristics. It has James Stewart playing this tough talking legen...

The Way West (1967)

122 mins     Western      

"The Way West" on paper should be a great western, director Andrew V. McLaglen knew his way around the genre and the prospect of Kirk Douglas, Richard Widmark and Robert Mitchum sharing the screen is an appetising one. But un...

The Ballad of Josie (1967)

102 mins     Comedy, Western      

As an admitted fan of Doris Day and her movies I have to say that "The Ballad of Josie" whilst not terrible is not one which I care for that much. It's not that Doris Day gives a poor performance, in fact despite having to ma...

Hellfighters (1968)

121 mins     Action , Adventure      

As a John Wayne fan I like the "Hellfighters" but have to admit it is a movie which ends up seriously flawed by focusing on the wrong things. What I mean is here we have Wayne playing a fire fighter who tackles oil fire blaze...

The Devil's Brigade (1968)

130 mins     Action , War      

1967 saw Robert Aldrich giving us "The Dirty Dozen" which starred Richard Jaeckel as one of the men training a rabble bunch of criminal soldiers for a dangerous mission. The following year we had Andrew V. McLaglen giving us ...

The Undefeated (1969)

119 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, Western      

Half an hour into "The Undefeated" and the set up is done, the pieces are all in place and like with many movies you expect it to then kick into gear. But half an hour later and it's still not got out of neutral and it's only...

Chisum (1970)

111 mins     Western      

Take the legendary figures of William H. Bonney (aka Billy the Kid) and Pat Garrett and then throw in the character of John Chisum played by western icon John Wayne and what do you get? Well to be honest you get "Chisum" a ve...

Fool's Parade (1971)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama, Thriller      

Having just watched "Fool's Parade" or "Dynamite Man from Glory Jail" as it was renamed I am still unsure exactly how I feel about the movie. It stars James Stewart who to be honest is central to the movie working, but it als...

One More Train to Rob (1971)

108 mins     Western      

There would have been a time, back in the 80s when if I had seen "One More Train to Rob" I would have watched it but only because it starred George Peppard, yes I was a fan of "The A-Team". That was a long time ago and whilst...

Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)

103 mins     Western      

Say what you like but John Wayne made some great westerns, those which helped build the genre and pave the way for other actors to establish themselves as western stars. And yes he also made some pretty poor movies and for th...

The Wild Geese (1978)

134 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama, War      

The last time I watched "The Wild Geese" was back in the early 80s, I was a teenager and the story about a group of mercenaries going into Africa on a rescue mission was right up my street. I hadn't got a clue as to the stars...

North Sea Hijack (1979)

100 mins     Adventure , Thriller      

Roger Moore made his debut as James Bond back in 1973 and in the years in between the 6 Bond movies that he went on to make he starred in several similar action movies which often played to the character of him being a suave,...

The Sea Wolves (1980)

120 mins     Action , War      

As a teenager during the 80s I use to watch "The Sea Wolves" and loved it, along with various other war/adventure movies where the British forces managed to outsmart the Germans. I never knew back then it was based on a true ...

The Shadow Riders (1982)

100 mins     Romance, TV Movie, Western      

It's been proven over the years that if you have the right actors in a movie even something not great can entertain the pants of an audience. That is how I feel about "The Shadow Riders" as it is the moustached duo of Tom Sel...

Return from the River Kwai (1989)

101 mins     Drama, War      

This is not a sequel, I repeat this is not a sequel. That may be a bit of an overkill but if you saw "Return from the River Kwai" appear on the TV schedule and knew nothing about it you might think that it must be a sequel to...