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| − | '''McLintock''' is a comedy Western with overtones of ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]''. It stars [[John Wayne]] as a cattle baron in a mid-19th-century territory, who gets a visit from his estranged (and irate) wife. | + | '''McLintock''' is a comedy Western with overtones of ''[[Taming of the Shrew]]''. It stars [[John Wayne]] as a cattle baron in a mid-19th-century territory, who gets a visit from his estranged (and irate) wife. He displays an exceptional empathy for the local [[Indians]], defending them from the so-called "government benevolence" of the local Indian agent. |
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Revision as of 18:45, March 21, 2010
McLintock is a comedy Western with overtones of Taming of the Shrew. It stars John Wayne as a cattle baron in a mid-19th-century territory, who gets a visit from his estranged (and irate) wife. He displays an exceptional empathy for the local Indians, defending them from the so-called "government benevolence" of the local Indian agent.