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El Dorado
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Overview

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Director:
Howard Hawks
Writers:
Harry Brown (novel)
Leigh Brackett (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 June 1967 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's The Big One With The Big Two! more
Plot:
Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Good but we've seen it all before,... more (70 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Kanab, Utah, USA more

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Trivia:
The bartender that Robert Mitchum's character shoots in the saloon is played by his brother, actor/writer John Mitchum. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Cole was shot in the lower back and the bullet lodged near the lower spine. The nerves controlling the arms are located in the upper spine, the neck area, so the injury from the bullet wound could not affect Cole’s gun hand. more
Quotes:
Nelse McLeod: Can you use a gun?
Mississippi: Well, if I could I'd be using one. Good evening.
Cole: Just minute, Mississippi.
Mississippi: Would you mind telling me why you have such a great passion for my company?
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.89)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Good but we've seen it all before,..., 28 January 2006
7/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

I really enjoyed this movie. It's one of Wayne's better films and it's nice to see him paired with Robert Mitchum. However, it very quickly became obvious to me that this is essentially a remake of Wayne's earlier picture, Rio Bravo. The plot is the same and Mitchum is playing the same drunk character that Dean Martin played in Rio Bravo. The earlier film is much better--mostly because it was so much more original. Yes, I'm sure some astute viewers will also find a few other minor differences between the films, but overall it's almost the exact same experience. So my advice is try to see Rio Bravo first--then, if you'd like, see this film. After all, in 4 out of 5 cases original films are better than remakes.

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