The Searchers (1956)

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1956 · Approved · 1h 59m

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Other grades: 80.0 (8 viewers)
19561h 59mApproved
Countries:United States
Languages:EN ES
Keywords: 1860s1870s19th centuryAbducted by indiansAbductionAdopted sonAfiAmbushAmerican civil war veteranAnti heroShow moreAttempted murderBare chested maleBased on novelBattleBibleBiracialBitternessBlizzardBoyfriend girlfriend relationshipBrawlBrotherBrother in law sister in law relationshipBuddy movieBuffaloCalvaryCampfireCanadaCanceled weddingCantinaCanyonCatch phraseCavalryCavalry chargeCharacter drivenCharacter repeating someone else's dialogueChaseCigar smokingCivil war veteranColt .45ComancheComanche indianConflicted heroCorpseCowboyCowboy bootCowboy bootsCowboy hatCowboy shirtCowboys and indiansCult filmCulture clashDancingDark heroDark pastDeep focusDesertDialogue drivenDinnerDistrustDogDoor frame shotDoppelgangerEccentricEpicEscape attemptEx soldierFamily reunionFamous lineFearFightFistfightForbidden loveFrontierFugitiveFuneralGoing nativeGraveGriefGuitarGunfightHatHatredHeroHidden truthHorseHorse chaseHymnImageryIndian warInsanityJealousyKidnappingKnifeLocketLoss of brotherLoss of fatherLoss of girlfriendLoss of motherLoss of sisterLove triangleMale bondingMarriageMassacreMexicanMexican borderMinisterMissing personMistrustMonument valleyMother daughter relationshipMurderMysterious pastNational film registryNative americanNative american attackNative american chiefNative american languageNative american reservationNative american white relationshipsNavajo indianNew mexicoObsessionOff screen murderOrchestral music scoreOrphanParanoiaPossePost civil warPrejudiceQuick drawRacial reconciliationRacial violenceRacismRacistRag dollRaidRedemptionRejectionRemoteRepeated lineRepeating rifleRepressed desireRescueRevengeReverendRevolverRiverRiver battleRocking chairScalpScalpingScarfaceSchizophrenicScreamSearch and rescue missionSearch for lost relativeSecret pastSelf righteousnessSexual jealousyShootoutSix shooterSombreroSpurSquawStereotypingStockholm syndromeSuperiority complexSuspicionSwedish americanSwordTechnicolorTexasTexas rangerToleranceTrackerTradeTragic heroTrailUncleUncle nephew relationshipUncle niece relationshipViolenceVistavisionVisual metaphorWarriorWedding fightWedding partyWesternWestern frontierWestern heroWestern musicWhite raised as indianWildernessWillWinchester rifle
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
C.V. Whitney Pictures
C.V. Whitney Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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    John Wayne
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    Ken Curtis
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    Natalie Wood
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