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Overview
Release Date:
7 June 1967 (USA) moreTagline:
It's The Big One With The Big Two! morePlot:
Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
A Solid Western moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Wayne | ... | Cole Thornton | |
| Robert Mitchum | ... | El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah | |
| James Caan | ... | Alan Bourdillion Traherne ('Mississippi') | |
| Charlene Holt | ... | Maudie | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Dr. Miller | |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | ... | Bull Harris | |
| Michele Carey | ... | Josephine (Joey) MacDonald | |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Kevin MacDonald | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Bart Jason | |
| Christopher George | ... | Nelse McLeod | |
| Marina Ghane | ... | Maria | |
| Robert Donner | ... | Milt (McLeod gang) | |
| John Gabriel | ... | Pedro (McLeod gang) | |
| Johnny Crawford | ... | Luke MacDonald | |
| Adam Roarke | ... | Matt MacDonald |
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126 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Howard Hawks had a joke about the 58-year-old Wayne's age by showing him getting to know a girl (played by Charlene Holt), as opposed to romancing the girl played by Angie Dickinson in Rio Bravo (1959). moreGoofs:
Continuity: Bull's position changes between shots as Cole loads J.P.'s gun and the group gets ready to confront Jason in the saloon. moreQuotes:
Sheriff J. P. Harrah: You thought it was pretty funny, too, didn't you. Well, why aren't you laughing now? Let me hear you laugh![hits Jason with his rifle]
Sheriff J. P. Harrah: I don't know who you think you are,Jason, but I...
Cole: J.P.!
Sheriff J. P. Harrah: No. You're right, Cole. You're a lucky man, Jason, 'cause I wanted to kill you bad!
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This is one of my favorites of the Duke's movies, and one of the better westerns of the day. There is a lot of good action. (although much more "theatrical", as were most movies back then)The plot is obviously a near duplicate of Rio Bravo. Although it may not be quite the "classic", it's still a solid film and spliced with humor and characters who go well with each other. I watched this a lot as a little kid, and I was a Duke fanatic for quite some time. I recently uncovered my video copy of El Dorado and watched it for the first time in several years. I relived all sorts of memories of how I used to idolize the Duke. And I kinda still do. This was not his best, but it's up there.