relationship. He is appointed Sheriff of Lincoln County, and the next governor of the territory, Lew Wallace, declares amnesty for those involved in the land war. With peace restored, Chisum goes up a hill to survey his land. Cast John Wayne as John Chisum Forrest Tucker as Lawrence Murphy Christopher George as Dan Nodeen Ben Johnson as James Pepper Glenn Corbett as Pat Garrett Andrew Prine as Alex McSween Bruce Cabot as Sheriff Brady Patric Knowles as Henry Tunstall Richard Jaeckel as Jess Evans Lynda Day as Sue McSween Geoffrey Deuel as Billy "The Kid" Bonney Pamela McMyler as Sallie Chisum John Agar as Amos Patton Lloyd Battista as Neemo Robert Donner as Morton Ray Teal as Justice J.B. Wilson Edward Faulkner as James Dolan Ron Soble as Charlie Bowdre John Mitchum as Baker Glenn Langan as Colonel Nathan Dudley Alan Baxter as Governor Samuel Beach Axtell Alberto Morin as Juan Delgado Bill Bryant as Jeff Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Ben Christopher Mitchum as Tom O'Folliard John Pickard as Sergeant Braddock Abraham Sofaer as Chief White Buffalo Gregg Palmer as Karl Riker Hank Worden as Stationmaster Elwood Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Mexican Rancher Production The film was based on a screenplay by Andrew J. Fenady called Chisum and the Lincoln County Cattle War. Originally set up at 20th Century Fox, the project moved to Warner Bros.-7 Arts in August 1969 because John Wayne wanted to make the film that year, but Fox's production schedule was full. Michael Wayne, John's son and the film's executive producer, took on the project of making Chisum because he felt the story summed up his father's political views. As is the case with many of Wayne's films, in this, his 200th starring role, the sizeable cast is packed with familiar faces from earlier John Wayne films, among them Sands of Iwo Jima (Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker, and Richard Jaeckel). The picturesque vistas in the film were captured by cinematographer William H. Clothier in Durango, Mexico, where the film was shot. John Wayne was on the set of Chisum when he heard he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in True Grit, an award he would go on to win. During filming, John Mitchum, brother of Robert, introduced John Wayne to his patriotic poetry. Seeing that Wayne was greatly moved by Mitchum's words, Forrest Tucker suggested Mitchum and Wayne