The shipments are transported in the War Wagon, an armored stage coach that is heavily guarded. The two of them become the key players in the caper to separate Pierce from Jackson's gold.

Burt Lancaster turned down The War Wagon part as he didn’t want to work with Duke, while Rod Taylor was intended for the role until Kirk Douglas showed interest. The Spartacus star had already ...

In September 1966, John Wayne was preparing to film a Western heist movie, but he needed the perfect co-star to portray his character's former adversary, Lomax. Burt Lancaster declined the role in ...