• 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 59m
The Searchers

Summary 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. View more details

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 59m

The Searchers

Directed : John Ford

Written : Alan Le May Charles Dorat Frank S. Nugent

Stars : John Wayne Vera Miles Jeffrey Hunter Ward Bond

All cast & crew

7.8

Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Western

Release date : May 25, 1956

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Spanish Navajo

Filming locations : Monument Valley, Arizona, USA

Production companies : C.V. Whitney Pictures

Summary 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Drama Western

Release date : May 25, 1956

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Spanish Navajo

Filming locations : Monument Valley, Arizona, USA

Production companies : C.V. Whitney Pictures

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