"The Toughest Hellfighter Of All!"

1968

2h 1m

6.3(91 votes)

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Adventure

Romance

Overview

The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Wayne

Chance Buckman

Katharine Ross

Tish Buckman

Jim Hutton

Greg Parker

Vera Miles

Madelyn Buckman

Jay C. Flippen

Jack Lomax

Bruce Cabot

Joe Horn

Edward Faulkner

George Harris

Edmund Hashim

Colonel Valdez

Barbara Stuart

Irene Foster

Valentin de Vargas

Amal Bokru

Creative team

Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by: Clair Huffaker
Produced by: Robert Arthur

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