The Searchers
May 16 1956
•2h 59m
•Western
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Cast
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John Wayne
Ethan Edwards
Jeffrey Hunter
Martin Pawley
Vera Miles
Laurie Jorgensen
Ward Bond
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
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