The Searchers (1956)
| Release Date | 13 March 1956 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | The story that sweeps from the great Southwest to the Canadian border in VistaVision. |
| Genre | Drama, Western, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Language | English, Cherokee, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
The Searchers is a 1956 American Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece, along with Jeffrey Hunter as his adoptive nephew, who accompanies him.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Olive Carey
Mrs. Jorgensen
Beulah Archuletta
Wild Goose Flying in the Night Sky
Walter Coy
Aaron Edwards
Pipe Line Begishe
Comanche
Exactly Sonnie Betsuie
Comanche
Danny Borzage
Accordionist at Funeral
Tommy Doss
Wedding Musician
Pete Grey Eyes
Comanche
Feather Hat Jr.
Comanche
Nacho Galindo
Mexican Bartender
Chuck Hayward
Man at Wedding
Jack Tin Horn
Comanche
Harry Black Horse
Comanche
Away Luna
Comanche
Robert Lyden
Ben Edwards
Cliff Lyons
Col. Greenhill
Peter Mamakos
Jerem Futterman
Frank McGrath
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Bob Many Mules
Comanche
Jack Pennick
Sergeant at Fort
Lloyd Perryman
Wedding Musician
Chuck Roberson
Ranger at Wedding
Smile White Sheep
Comanche
Many Mules Son
Comanche
Percy Shooting Star
Comanche
William Steele
Nesby
Chief Thundercloud
Comanche chief
Terry Wilson
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Billy Yellow
Comanche
Director
Writer
Frank S. Nugent
Alan Le May
Producer
Patrick Ford
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Winton C. Hoch
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Editor
Jack Murray
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Art Director
James Basevi
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Frank Hotaling
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Set Decorator
Victor A. Gangelin
Costume Designer
Charles Arrico
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Makeup Department
Web Overlander
makeup artist
Fae M. Smith
hair stylist
Production Manager
Lowell J. Farrell
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wingate Smith
assistant director
Gary Nelson
second assistant director
Art Department
Dudley Holmes
properties
Sound Department
Hugh McDowell Jr.
sound
Howard Wilson
sound
Special Effects
George Brown
special effects
Stunts
Bill Cartledge
stunts
Philip Crawford
stunts
Dick Dial
stunts
Chuck Hayward
stunts
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
stunts
John Hudkins
stunts
Fred Kennedy
stunts
Cliff Lyons
stunts
Frank McGrath
stunts
Chuck Roberson
stunts
Dale Van Sickel
stunts
Henry Wills
stunts
Terry Wilson
stunts
Billy Yellow
stunts
Jack N. Young
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Gilks
photographer: second unit
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Beetson Jr.
wardrobe: men
Ann Peck
wardrobe: women
Music Department
Murray Cutter
orchestrator
Other Crew
Robert Gary
script supervisor
James Gooch
technicolor color consultant
Production Company
C.V. Whitney Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Home Video
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Fazer Musiikki OyFazer Video
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
TV3
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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Yleisradio (YLE)
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