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The Searchers

1956·1h 59m·Approved
AdventureWestern
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
102,712 votes
Metascore
94
Metacritic

An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.

The Searchers is a 1956 adventure western movie directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 102,712 votes and runs 1h 59m.

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Director
John Ford
Stars
John Wayne
Ward Bond
Jeffrey Hunter
Vera Miles
Details
1956-05-26
119 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Navajo, Spanish
Keywords
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