Movie
The Searchers
Overview
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-05-16
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, C.V. Whitney Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Wayne as Ethan Edwards
- Jeffrey Hunter as Martin Pawley
- Vera Miles as Laurie Jorgensen
- Ward Bond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
- Natalie Wood as Debbie Edwards
- John Qualen as Lars Jorgensen
- Olive Carey as Mrs. Jorgensen
- Henry Brandon as Chief Cicatriz (Scar)
- Ken Curtis as Charlie McCorry
- Harry Carey, Jr. as Brad Jorgensen
- Antonio Moreno as Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa
- Hank Worden as Mose Harper
Crew
- John Ford - Director
- Frank S. Nugent - Screenplay
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