As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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John Wayne as Ethan Edwards |
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Jeffrey Hunter as Martin Pawley |
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Vera Miles as Laurie Jorgensen |
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Natalie Wood as Debbie Edwards (older) |
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Ward Bond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton |
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John Qualen as Lars Jorgensen |
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Olive Carey as Mrs. Jorgensen |
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Henry Brandon as Chief Cicatrice (Scar) |
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Ken Curtis as Charlie McCorry |
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Harry Carey, Jr. as Brad Jorgensen |
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Antonio Moreno as Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa |
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Hank Worden as Mose Harper |
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Beulah Archuletta as Wild Goose Flying in the Night Sky (Look) |
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Walter Coy as Aaron Edwards |
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Dorothy Jordan as Martha Edwards |
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Pippa Scott as Lucy Edwards |
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Patrick Wayne as Lt. Greenhill |
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Lana Wood as Debbie Edwards (younger) |
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Mae Marsh as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited) |
Directing | John Ford | Director |
Writing | Alan Le May | Novel |
Writing | Frank S. Nugent | Screenplay |
Production | C.V. Whitney | Producer |
Production | Merian C. Cooper | Executive Producer |
Production | Patrick Ford | Producer |
Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Winton C. Hoch | Director of Photography |
Editing | Jack Murray | Editor |