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Directed by :: John FORD

Country:: USA

Year:: 1956

Duration:: 118.00 minutes

Synopsis

Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier seeking his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He will not surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. In his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity.

John FORD

Credits

John FORD - Director
Frank S. NUGENT - Screenplay
Stan JONES - Music
Max STEINER - Music
Winton C. HOCH - Director of Photography
Jack MURRAY - Film Editor
James BASEVI - Set Designer
Frank HOTALING - Set Designer
Hugh MCDOWELL JR. - Sound
Howard WILSON - Sound

Actors

John WAYNE - Ethan Edwards
Natalie WOOD - Debbie Edwards
Jeffrey HUNTER - Martin Pawley
Vera MILES - Laurie Jorgensen
Ward BOND - Rev. Captain Sam Johnson Clayton

Contacts and useful links

Production

WARNER BROS. - 4000 Warner Blvd. - 91522 Burbank - CALIFORNIA - ETATS-UNIS - pamela.godfrey@warnerbros.com - www.warnerbros.com

Distribution

WARNER HOME VIDEO FRANCE - T : 01 72 25 11 54 - F : 01 72 25 11 52 - philippe.bastard-decrisnay@warnerbros.com

French press

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International press

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