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Title: The Searchers (1956)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Wayne | ... | Ethan Edwards | |
| Jeffrey Hunter | ... | Martin Pawley | |
| Vera Miles | ... | Laurie Jorgensen | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Debbie Edwards - Age 15 | |
| John Qualen | ... | Lars Jorgensen | |
| Olive Carey | ... | Mrs. Jorgensen | |
| Henry Brandon | ... | Scar / Cicatriz | |
| Ken Curtis | ... | Charlie McCorry | |
| Harry Carey Jr. | ... | Brad Jorgensen | |
| Antonio Moreno | ... | Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa | |
| Hank Worden | ... | Mose Harper | |
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Beulah Archuletta | ... | Look |
| Walter Coy | ... | Aaron Edwards | |
| Dorothy Jordan | ... | Martha Edwards | |
After a long three-year absence, the battle-scarred Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, Ethan Edwards turns up on the remote and dusty Texan homestead of his brother, Aaron. In high hopes of finding peace, instead, the taciturn former soldier will embark on a treacherous five-year odyssey of retribution, when the ruthless Chief Scar's murderous Comanche raiding party massacres his family, burns the ranch to the ground, and abducts his nine-year-old niece, Debbie. Driven by hatred of Indians, Ethan and his young companion, Martin Pawley, ride through the unforgiving desert to track down their lost Debbie; however, is the woman they lost and the prisoner in Scar's teepee still the same woman the searchers seek? Written by Nick Riganas
John Ford's classic Western, has inspired many quest movies and tv series since its release. The film is a series of episodes linked by the 10 year quest for a niece stolen by Indians as a child. Wayne's Ethan Edwards, an embittered Confederate veteran shows only hatred for all redskins and is uncomprimising in his intended treatment of his niece when he finds her. Modern cinema audiences may find this uncomfortable, especially since western folklore has been reassessed over the last 20 years. But don't let this put you off. Ford's treatment is a modern allegory and Ethan can be forgiven his sins when, at the final denoument, one act of kindness gives us hope, and we feel Ethan has learned an important lesson. Tolerance. Everything about this film makes it a classic and perhaps the best in its genre. Ford's direction is as impeccable as ever, Frank Nugent's script and Winton Hoch's cinematography give us some of the classic images of the cinema. John Wayne, as ever, doesn't even need to act. He just sits tall in the saddle and perpetuates the myth.