El Dorado
G · 1966 ‧ Western/Action ‧ 2h 6m
Heartless tycoon Bart Jason (Edward Asner) hires a group of thugs to force the MacDonald family out of El Dorado so he can claim their land. J.P. Harrah, the town's sheriff, is too deep in the throes of alcoholism to help the family. When Harrah's...
Release date: June 7, 1967 (USA)
Director: Howard Hawks
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Based on: The Stars in Their Courses; 1960 novel; by Harry Brown
Budget: $4,653,000
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Is El Dorado a remake of Rio Bravo?
"El Dorado" was a remake of Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1958), and "Rio Lobo" draws from both of them. (It is said that when Hawks called Wayne and offered to send over the script, Wayne replied, "Why bother? I've already made the movie twice.") This time we get some introductory Civil War action before Wayne heads West.
Where was El Dorado with John Wayne filmed?
El Dorado was shot in Technicolor at Old Tucson Studios just west of Tucson, Arizona as well as in and around Kanab, Utah from October 1965 to January 1966.
How old was James Caan in El Dorado?
James Caan was just 27 years old when he had a big break being cast as knife-throwing gambler Mississippi in Howard Hawks' first remake of Rio Bravo, El Dorado.
Is El Dorado a good movie?
It's one of John Wayne's best westerns. It's got all what makes a good western. John Wayne and James Caan make great protagonists.
An enjoyable film. It bears some striking similarities with another Howard Hawks-John Wayne western, Rio Bravo. The story is about reunion of two old friends - ...