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The Searchers (1956)
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were kille... more
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his niece, Debbie. The movie's title refers to the duo's five year search for the young woman, and their struggle to rescue her once she is adopted by the tribe and married to Chief Scar.
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 119 minutes
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 1956
STARRING: John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunter , Vera Miles , Ward Bond , Natalie Wood
DIRECTOR(S): John Ford
PRODUCER(S): C.V. Whitney
WRITER(S): Alan Le May, Frank S. Nugent
STUDIO: Warner Bros.
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