The Searchers (1956)

Movie Details

Original Title The Searchers

Original Language EN

Budget $3,750,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.4

Cast

John Wayne

Ethan Edwards

Popularity: 1.8

Jeffrey Hunter

Martin Pawley

Popularity: 2.0

Vera Miles

Laurie Jorgensen

Popularity: 2.5

Ward Bond

Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

Popularity: 2.2

Natalie Wood

Debbie Edwards

Popularity: 2.0

John Qualen

Lars Jorgensen

Popularity: 3.4

Olive Carey

Mrs. Jorgensen

Popularity: 1.9

Henry Brandon

Chief Cicatriz (Scar)

Popularity: 3.7

Ken Curtis

Charlie McCorry

Popularity: 1.3

Harry Carey, Jr.

Brad Jorgensen

Popularity: 3.5

Antonio Moreno

Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa

Popularity: 2.9

Hank Worden

Mose Harper

Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Editor Jack Murray

Director John Ford

Screenplay Frank S. Nugent

Executive Producer Merian C. Cooper

Producer Patrick Ford, C.V. Whitney

Production

C.V. Whitney Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Ethan Aims to Finish The Job

Clip

Texas Rangers Hold Off a Charge

Clip

Original Theatrical Trailer

Trailer

Searching

Clip

Found Lucy

Clip

Martin Scorsese on Watching THE SEARCHERS for the First Time

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

brother native american uncle racist prejudice racism massacre desert cavalry reverend comanche technicolor civil war veteran abduction

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Jun 4, 2014

What 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 determination, Edwards and his part Indian companion set ... Read more

Wuchak 4/10

Apr 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 his brother's wife, whom he secretly loves. After ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 6/10

Aug 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 keep them safe, the West is a lawless land where ever ... Read more