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El Dorado

El Dorado

Dec 17, 1966
126 min
Western
7.4/ 10
557 votes

Overview

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

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TMDB
7.4/10
557 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
32,614 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
85/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$4,653,000Production cost
Box Office$6,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$1,347,000Profitable
ROI
+28.9%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"It's the big one with the big two!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$4,653,000

Revenue

$6,000,000

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesLaurel Productions

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