The Captive one of the desert

the Captive one of the desert ( The Searchers ) is a American film of John Ford, left in 1956.

Synopsis

Texas, 1868. Comanche S attack the Ranch of Aaron Edwards, which is killed like his wife and her son. Ethan, the brother of Aaron, learning the drama, leaves to research Lucy and Debbie, his/her two missing daughters, accompanied by Martin Pawler and Brad Jorgensen. They find the corpse of Lucy quickly but will find Debbie only years, adopted later by the Indians…

Data sheet

original Title: The Searchers
Production: Merian C. Cooper, Patrick Ford & C.W. Whitney for Warner Bros. Pictures
Realization: John Ford
Scenario: Frank S. Nugent according to the novel of Alan May
Direction of photography: Winton C. Hoch, Alfred Gilks
Artistic director: Frank Hotaling, James Basevi
Decorations: Victor Gangelin
Costumes: Frank Beetson
Music: max Steiner
Coming out date (the United States): March 13rd 1956
Format: Technicolor VistaVision, 35 mm, 1:85.1 (colors, its mono)
Kind: Western
Lasted: 119 minutes

Distribution

John Wayne: Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter : Martin Pawley
Vera Miles: Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Jump: the captain reverend Samuel Clayton
Natalie Wood: Debbie Edwards
John Qualen: Lars Jorgensen
Olive Golden delicious (aka Olive Carey): Mrs. Jorgensen
Harry Carey Jr.: Brad Jorgensen
Henry Torch: the chief Scar
Ken Curtis: Charlie McCorry
Antonio Moreno: Emilio Figueroa
Hank Worden : Mose To grip
Lana Wood: Debbie child

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