The Searchers poster

The Searchers( 1956)

TV-MAWestern
77%
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He had to find her... he had to find her...

Overview

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Ethan Edwards

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      Jeffrey Hunter

      Martin Pawley

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      Vera Miles

      Laurie Jorgensen

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      Ward Bond

      Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

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      Natalie Wood

      Debbie Edwards

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      John Qualen

      Lars Jorgensen

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      Olive Carey

      Mrs. Jorgensen

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      Henry Brandon

      Chief Cicatriz (Scar)

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      Ken Curtis

      Charlie McCorry

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      Harry Carey, Jr.

      Brad Jorgensen

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      Antonio Moreno

      Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa

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      Hank Worden

      Mose Harper

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      Beulah Archuletta

      Look

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      Walter Coy

      Aaron Edwards

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      Dorothy Jordan

      Martha Edwards

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      Pippa Scott

      Lucy Edwards

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      Patrick Wayne

      Lt. Greenhill

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      Lana Wood

      Younger Debbie Edwards

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      Mae Marsh

      Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited)

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      Ruth Clifford

      Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)

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      Chuck Roberson

      Ranger at Wedding (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hayward

      Man at Wedding (uncredited)

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      Peter Mamakos

      Jerem Futterman (uncredited)

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      Frank McGrath

      Texas Ranger (uncredited)

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      Jack Pennick

      Sergeant at Fort (uncredited)

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      Terry Wilson

      Texas Ranger (uncredited)

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    Review 5Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Wed Jun 04 2014
    What makes a man to wander? Upon returning from a trip out to find cattle thieves, Ethan Edwards finds his brother and sister-in-law murdered by Comanches and their two daughters missing. Driven by a hatred of Indians, and a motive of some determination, Edwards and his part Indian companion set off to find the missing girls - it's a perilous journey that will span many years. The Searchers is one of the greatest Westerns ever made, in fact it's one of the finest pictures all told ever made. Its reputation as such is most definitely warranted, directed and photographed with almost peerles...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3750000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • brother
    • native american
    • uncle
    • racist
    • prejudice
    • racism
    • massacre
    • desert
    • cavalry
    • reverend
    • comanche
    • technicolor
    • civil war veteran
    • abduction