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16/05/1956 Western 1h 59m
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He had to find her... he had to find her...

Overview

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

  1. John Ford

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    Ethan Edwards

  2. Jeffrey Hunter

    Martin Pawley

  3. Vera Miles

    Laurie Jorgensen

  4. Ward Bond

    Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton

  5. Natalie Wood

    Debbie Edwards

  6. John Qualen

    Lars Jorgensen

  7. Olive Carey

    Mrs. Jorgensen

  8. Henry Brandon

    Chief Cicatriz (Scar)

  9. Ken Curtis

    Charlie McCorry

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-08-12
**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 everyone does their own thing. whatever and the natives – in this case, the Comanche – are true terrorists, whom it is lawful to persecute and kill because they commit serial atrocities.

I'm not going to get into any thoughts about the moral of the film or how it views not only Native Americans b...read the rest
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