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The Searchers is a 1956 American epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas–Indian wars, and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece ( Natalie Wood ), accompanied by his adopted nephew ...
The Searchers: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond. An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Jan 31, 2023 · Ethan (John Wayne) returns to his family living in the Texican desert. Within a day there is suspicious activity within the larger community, requiring all able men to leave homes and investigate...
John Wayne stars with his son Patrick Wayne, Ward Bond and Natalie Wood in this classic Western about a Civil War veteran from Texas who will stop...
The Searchers (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nov 25, 2001 · A cover story in New York magazine called it the most influential movie in American history. And yet at its center is a difficult question, because the Wayne character is racist without apology--and so, in a less outspoken way, are the other white characters.
An Indian-hating Civil War veteran tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece.
The Searchers is an epic John Wayne Western that introduces dark ambivalence to the genre that remains fashionable today. In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas...
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After a long three-year absence, the battle-scarred Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, Ethan Edwards turns up on the remote and dusty Texan homestead of his brother, Aaron. In high hopes of finding peace, instead, the taciturn former soldier will embark on a treacherous five-year odyssey of retribution, when the ruthless Chief Scar ...
Jun 4, 2014 · As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
