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The Searchers
Synopsis
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his niece. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his niece, Debbie. The movie's title refers to the duo's five year search for the young woman, and their struggle to rescue her once she is adopted by the tribe and married to Chief Scar.
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  • Director:
    John Patton Ford,
  • Writer:
    Alan Le May, Frank S. Nugent,
  • Producer:
    Patrick Ford, C.V. Whitney, C.V. Whitney, Patrick Ford,
  • Cinematographer:
    Winton C. Hoch,
  • Editor:
    Jack Murray,
  • Executive Producer:
    Merian C. Cooper,
  • Cast:
    Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Ward Bond, Vera Miles,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Jack Obringer, Web Overlander,
  • Assistant Camera:
    Robert Rhea,
  • Stunts:
    Chuck Roberson, Frank McGrath, Fred Kennedy, John Hudkins, Dick Dial, Chuck Hayward, Bryan 'Slim' Hightower, Bill Cartledge, Terry Wilson, Cliff Lyons, Henry Wills, Jack N. Young, Dale Van Sickel,
  • Screenplay:
    Frank S. Nugent,
  • Costume Design:
    Charles Arrico,
  • Sound Designer:
    Hugh McDowell Jr., Howard Wilson,
  • Hairdresser:
    Fae M. Smith,
  • Art Direction:
    James Basevi, Frank Hotaling,
  • Hairstylist:
    Vera Tomei,
  • Novel:
    Alan Le May,
  • Set Decoration:
    Victor A. Gangelin,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Max Steiner,

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