The Searchers (1956)

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8	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Ford

Starring (View all)

Ethan Edwards

Martin Pawley

Laurie Jorgensen

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Natalie Wood

Debbie Edwards - Age 15

John Qualen

Lars Jorgensen

Olive Carey

Mrs. Jorgensen

Henry Brandon

Chief Cicatriz - Scar

Written by

Frank S. Nugent

(screenplay)

Alan Le May

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Classic John Wayne!

4 years, 7 months ago at Oct 1 5:03

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"Figure a man's only good for one oath at a time; I took mine to the Confederate States of America."

John Ford and John Wayne forged one of the greatest director-actor partnerships in cinematic history. Their collaborations are now frequently regarded as classic additions to the Western genre; from Stagecoach to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to over 10 other titles...memorable ce... read more

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2 years ago at Apr 27 1:28

chris043

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In my opinion the greatest western ever made. My favorite all time movie.

the searchers

1 year, 6 months ago at Nov 22 5:27

bharath

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if John Ford is the greatest Western director, The Searchers is arguably his greatest film, at once a grand outdoor spectacle like such Ford classics as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950) and a film about one man's troubling moral codes, a big-screen adventure of the 1950s that anticipated the complex themes and characters that would dominate the 1970s. John Wayne plays Ethan Ed... read more

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Description: Ethan Edwards, returned from the Civil War to the Texas ranch of his brother, hopes to find a home with his family and to be near the woman he obviously but secretly loves. But a Comanche raid destroys these plans, and Ethan sets out, along with his 1/8 Indian nephew Martin, on a years-long journey to find the niece kidnapped by the I ... (more)

Release date : 13 March 1956
UPC: 085391465126

Western (22), Revenge (15), Kidnapping (12), 1950s (11), Racism (11), Usa (10), Chase (10), Drama (10), Rescue (9), Posse (9), Adventure (9), Scalping (8), 1956 (8), Raid (7), Murder (7), Texas (7), Missing Person (7), Search (5), Native Americans (5), Comanche (4)

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" The Ups: Excellent cast not only John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter but every tiny bit of them. Natalie Wood and Lana Wood are unforgettable beautiful in this film. Silent movie star Mae Marsh has a great cameo in the film as mentally disturbed woman. Excellent use of Technicolor makes the movie look like oil paintings of the Old West. The camera movements are great. The Downs: Some people would probably say that the romantic parts of the movie take up too much of the movie's time as they only wan"