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FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast John Wayne Natalie Wood Jeffrey Hunter Vera Miles Ward Bond

Directors John Ford

Screenwriters Frank S Nugent

Running Time 114 minutes

The Searchers
This is John Wayne at his best.

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Plot
Ethan Edwards' niece is captured by comanches and he sets off with his nephew, half Indian himself, on a long and bitter search. Slowly he begins to reveal more and more about his motives and ultimate objectives to his wary young companion.

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