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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.
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- Adventure, Drama, Western
- John Ford
- 1956-05-26
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 ...
- $3.75 million
- C.V. Whitney Pictures
- Max Steiner
- May 16, 1956 (Chicago Theatre)
Nov 25, 2001 · John Ford's “The Searchers” contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful. A cover story inNew Yorkmagazine 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 ...
John Ford's The Searchers is one of the all-time great quest movies. The best of the director's many movies with John Wayne, about the years-long search to find a white girl abducted by Comanches, it's also one of the most influential movies ever made.
- John Ford, Wingate Smith
- John Wayne
John Wayne ... Ethan Edwards: Jeffrey Hunter ... Martin Pawley: Vera Miles ... Laurie Jorgensen: Ward Bond ... Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton: Natalie Wood ... Debbie Edwards - Age 15: John Qualen ... Lars Jorgensen: Olive Carey ... Mrs. Jorgensen: Henry Brandon ... Scar / Cicatriz: Ken Curtis ... Charlie McCorry
Three years after the end of the Civil War, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) rides onto the Texas farm owned by his brother, Aaron (Walter Coy). Aaron is a little wary of Ethan, who has not been seen since the surrender of the Confederate Army, but his children -- Lucy, Ben and Debbie -- are all overjoyed to see him.
Jan 29, 2024 · Warner Bros. "The Searchers" opens with a breathtaking vista as Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns to his brother's isolated homestead after an eight-year absence.
