El Dorado (1966)


El Dorado
Release Date17 December 1966
US Box Office$6,000,000
TaglineIt's The Big One With The Big Two!
GenreWestern, Action, Adventure
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsKanab, Utah, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor

El Dorado (1966) western movie starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, directed by Howard Hawks, and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Leigh Brackett and based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown. Nelson Riddle wrote the musical score. The film was shot in Technicolor and ran 126 minutes. The original paintings in the credits are by Olaf Wieghorst.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Cole Thornton

El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah

Alan Bourdillion Traherne

Maudie

Dr. Miller

Bull Harris

Josephine MacDonald

Kevin MacDonald

Bart Jason

Nelse McLeod

Maria

John Gabriel
Pedro

Luke MacDonald

Matt MacDonald

Victoria George
Jared's wife

Jim Purvis

Ann Newman-Mantee
Saul MacDonald's wife

Diane Strom
Matt's wife

Robert Rothwell
Saul MacDonald

Olaf Wieghorst
Swede Larsen

Richard Andrade
Bit part

Charlita
Bit part

Don Collier
Deputy Joe Braddock

Enrique Contreras
Bit part

Chuck Courtney
Jared MacDonald

Bit part

Nacho Galindo
Mexican saloon keeper

Joe Garcio
Bit part

Betty Jane Graham
Bit part

Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Bit part

Sheriff Dodd Draper

Riley Hill
Bit part

Chuck Horne
Joe

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
Bit part

Bonnie Charyl Josephson
Bit part

Joe King
Joe the piano player

Mike Letz
Bit part

Frank Leyva
Bit part

Myra MacMurray
Bit part

John Mitchum
Elmer

Ruben Moreno
Bit part

Deen Pettinger
Bit part

Lee Powell
Bit part

Chuck Roberson
Jason's gunman

Dr. Charles Donovan

Danny Sands
Bit part

Robert Shelton
Bit part

Dean Smith
Charlie Hagan

John Strachen
Bit part

Rosa Turich
Rosa

Ralph Volkie
Bit part

Christopher West
Bit part

Director

Writer

Harry Brown

Leigh Brackett

Producer

producer

Paul Helmick
associate producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Editor

John Woodcock
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Art Director

Carl Anderson
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Hal Pereira
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Set Decorator

Robert R. Benton

Ray Moyer
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Costume Designer

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair styles supervisor

Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Production Manager

John R. Coonan
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andrew J. Durkus
assistant director

Art Department

Earl Olin
property master

Olaf Wieghorst
original paintings

Sound Department

John R. Carter
sound recordist

Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist

Bill Wistrom
sound editor

Special Effects

Farciot Edouart
process photography

Paul K. Lerpae
special photographic effects

Stunts

Polly Burson
stunts

Joe Canutt
stunts

Gary Combs
stunts

Chuck Courtney
stunts

Chuck Hayward
stunts

Robert 'Buzz' Henry
stunts

Walt La Rue
stunts

Terry Leonard
stunts

Bill Raymond
stunts

Chuck Roberson
stunts

Danny Sands
stunts

Dean Smith
stunts

Neil Summers
stunts

George P. Wilbur
stunts

Jack N. Young
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Phil Stern
still photographer

Music Department

Bill Cole
accompanying singer: El Dorado

Gil Grau
orchestrator

accompanying singer: El Dorado

Thurl Ravenscroft
accompanying singer: El Dorado

conductor

Max Smith
accompanying singer: El Dorado

Other Crew

Charlsie Bryant
script supervisor

presenter

Production Company

Paramount Pictures
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Laurel Productions
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

CIC-Taft Home Video
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Hallmark Channel, The

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Video
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