1959
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Written by Leigh Brackett and loosely based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown, the film is about a gunfighter who comes to the aid of an old friend who is a drunken sheriff struggling to defend a rancher and his family against another rancher trying to steal their water.
- $5,950,000 (US/ Canada)
- Howard Hawks
- $4,653,000
- Nelson Riddle
Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara, to help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher who's trying to steal their water. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this classic western film.
- Howard Hawks
- 144
- 2 min
A list of the actors, actresses, directors, writers and other crew members who worked on the 1966 Western film El Dorado, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. See the names, roles, photos and biographies of the cast and crew members verified as complete.
A classic Western film starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan. Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, helps a rancher and his family fight a rival who wants their water.
Ed Asner. Bart Jason. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Heartless tycoon Bart Jason (Edward Asner) hires a group of thugs to force the MacDonald family out of El Dorado...
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El Dorado is a classic western film directed by Howard Hawks and based on a novel by Leigh Brackett. It follows the adventures of a gunfighter, a sheriff, a fighter and a gambler who help a rancher fight a land rival.
A humorous and successful Western with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Howard Hawks, "El Dorado" follows the adventures of a professional gunman who comes to town to take a job from a rich rancher and sides up with his old buddy, the sheriff. Ebert praises the tight direction, the well-made scenes and the light-hearted humor of this classic Western film.
