Story Line
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
“He had to find her... he had to find her...”
Top Cast
John Wayne
Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter
Martin Pawley
Vera Miles
Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Bond
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
Natalie Wood
Debbie Edwards
John Qualen
Lars Jorgensen
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Rating
7.7/ 10
Release Date
1956-05-16
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Western
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User Reviews (5)
John Chard
10/10
•6/4/2014What 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 determi...
Wuchak
4/10
•4/13/2021_**Overrated Wayne Western with a young Jeffrey Hunter**_
Released in 1956 and directed by John Ford, "The Searchers" chronicles the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) who returns from the Civil War to his brother's ranch in the Southwest; and to...
Filipe Manuel Neto
6/10
•8/12/2023**An interesting film, very well made, but with a weak script.**
This is one of those old Western movies where the cowboy figure is glorified as the epitome of the common American hero, the women are helpless youths waiting for a gunslinger to kee...
CinemaSerf
8/10
•6/9/2024Fabulously framed against a backdrop of Monument Valley; this is a most cinematic experience. John Wayne leads in this classic story of a man whose family are murdered/kidnapped by Comanches and of his subsequent search for his family and for vengean...