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As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Theatrical
May 26, 1956
Budget
$3.8M
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 29, 1997
Theaters
6
Director
Writer
Producers
C.V. Whitney, Merian C. Cooper, Patrick Ford
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures, C.V. Whitney Pictures
Cast
Full credits →J
John Wayne
Ethan Edwards
J
Jeffrey Hunter
Martin Pawley
V
Vera Miles
Laurie Jorgensen
W
Ward Bond
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton
N
Natalie Wood
Debbie Edwards
J
John Qualen
Lars Jorgensen
O
Olive Carey
Mrs. Jorgensen
H
Henry Brandon
Chief Cicatriz (Scar)
K
Ken Curtis
Charlie McCorry
H
Harry Carey Jr.
Brad Jorgensen
A
Antonio Moreno
Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa
H
Hank Worden
Mose Harper
B
Beulah Archuletta
Look
W
Walter Coy
Aaron Edwards
D
Dorothy Jordan
Martha Edwards
P
Pippa Scott
Lucy Edwards
P
Patrick Wayne
Lt. Greenhill
L
Lana Wood
Younger Debbie Edwards
M
Mae Marsh
Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited)
R
Ruth Clifford
Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited)
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