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Aug 11, 2020 · The 1973 film 'The Train Robbers' starring John Wayne and Ann-Margret is still a fan favourite. Find out where was this action thriller filmed.
The Train Robbers: Directed by Burt Kennedy. With John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson. A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
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- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Burt Kennedy
- 1973-02-07
The Train Robbers is a 1973 American Western film written and directed by Burt Kennedy and starring John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, and Ricardo Montalbán. Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico.
Filming took place in Sierra de Órganos National Park in the town of Sombrerete, Mexico. Two brief scenes take place in the square that was used for the final shootout in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Plot.
- Burt Kennedy
- Michael Wayne
- Dominic Frontiere
- John WayneAnn-MargretRod Taylor
Most of the action takes place in the high desert around Durango, Mexico, and Kennedy goes for clean blue skies, sculpted white sand dunes and human figures arranged against the landscape in compositions so tasteful we’re reminded of samurai dramas. Aw, come on, you’re probably thinking by now: What’s all this crap about visual compositions?
On release, The Train Robbers was a rather unfashionable throwback western in the age of Leone, Peckinpah and proliferating western slants and subversions. It never had a chance. But time tells a kinder assessment. The Train Robbers is a mythic latter-day Wayne tribute.
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The Train Robbers is written and directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Gatlin and Ricardo Montalban. Music is by Dominic Frontiere and cinematography by William H. Clothier.
