movie

Searchers, The

Lists: Westerns, Epic, AFI 100 (2007), Sight And Sound Critics Top 250

Brief Synopsis: "As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable."

Overall Ranking: 64 (Rank from 1956: # 1)


Rating:
91.33
Adjusted* Rating:
(lowest rating dropped)
98.5

Ratings Breakdown
(The Mixed Bag)

Buttery 66.67%
Regular 33.33%
Half-Popped 0%
Stale 0%
Burnt 0%




 


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People Involved



  • John Wayne (Ethan Edwards)
  • Jeffrey Hunter (Martin Pawley)
  • Vera Miles (Laurie Jorgensen)
  • Natalie Wood (Debbie Edwards (older))
  • Ward Bond (Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton)
  • John Qualen (Lars Jorgensen)
  • Olive Carey (Mrs. Jorgensen)
  • Henry Brandon (Chief Cicatrice (Scar))
  • Ken Curtis (Charlie McCorry)
  • Harry Carey Jr. (Brad Jorgensen)
  • Antonio Moreno (Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa)
  • Hank Worden (Mose Harper)
  • Beulah Archuletta (Wild Goose Flying in the Night Sky (Look))
  • Walter Coy (Aaron Edwards)
  • Dorothy Jordan (Martha Edwards)
  • Pippa Scott (Lucy Edwards)
  • Patrick Wayne (Lt. Greenhill)
  • Lana Wood (Debbie Edwards (younger))
  • John Ford (Director)