The Searchers / Film synopsis
In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. Eventually, Edwards gets word that his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) is alive, and,
In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. Eventually, Edwards gets word that his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) is alive, and, along with her adopted brother, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), he embarks on a dangerous mission to find her, journeying deep into Comanche territory.
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It is set during the Texas–Indian wars, and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), ...
Nov 25, 2001 · The film is about an obsessive quest. The niece of Ethan Edwards (Wayne) is kidnapped by Comanches who murder her family and burn their ranch ...
In Scar's tent, Ethan and Marty see Debbie (Natalie Wood), now a teenager. They return to their own camp by a creek. Marty asks Ethan if Scar wants to kill them ...
Apr 27, 2018 · Marty and Charlie get into a fight for Laurie's hand, when a Union soldier arrives asking Clayton to join forces to go after Comanche tribe led by Scar. The ...
A tense, unsettling tale of obsession and vengeance, The Searchers tells the story of Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards's relentless pursuit of a Comanche band ...
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Synopsis In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or ...
Jul 16, 2014 · A few years after the end of the Civil War, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns to the home of his brother's family. Soon after his mysterious ...
In John Ford's masterpiece, Ethan labors tirelessly to find the girl, but driven by an unflinching wish to kill her. In his eyes, she's been tainted by being ...
May 1, 2024 · When Ethan and other local men are lured out to chase Native Americans who have stolen cattle, Aaron's ranch is attacked by Scar (Henry Brandon) ...
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· Review by Mark Deming
Synopsis by Mark Deming. If John Ford is the greatest Western director, The Searchers is arguably his greatest film, at once a grand outdoor spectacle like ...
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