El Dorado poster

El Dorado( 1966)

TV-MAWestern
73%
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It's the big one with the big two!

Overview

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      Cole Thornton

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      Robert Mitchum

      Sheriff J.P. Harrah

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      James Caan

      Mississippi

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      Charlene Holt

      Maudie

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      Paul Fix

      Dr. Miller

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      Arthur Hunnicutt

      Bull Harris

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      Michele Carey

      Josephine (Joey) MacDonald

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      R.G. Armstrong

      Kevin MacDonald

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      Ed Asner

      Bart Jason

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      Christopher George

      Nelse McLeod

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      Marina Ghane

      Maria

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      John Gabriel

      Pedro

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      Robert Rothwell

      Saul MacDonald

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      Robert Donner

      Milt

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      Adam Roarke

      Matt MacDonald

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      Victoria George

      Jared's Wife

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      Jim Davis

      Jim Purvis

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      Anne Newman Bacal

      Saul MacDonald's Wife

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      Diane Strom

      Matt's Wife

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      Johnny Crawford

      Luke MacDonald

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      Olaf Wieghorst

      Swede Larsen

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      Don Collier

      Deputy Joe Braddock

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      Chuck Courtney

      Jared MacDonald

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      William Henry

      Sheriff Dodd Draper

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      Chuck Horne

      Joe

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      John Mitchum

      Elmer - Jason's Bartender

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      Chuck Roberson

      Jason's Gunman

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      Dean Smith

      Charlie Hagan

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Wed Oct 21 2015
    Big heavyweight movie all round. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne & Robert Mitchum, it's safe to say that El Dorado comes with some pretty tough credentials. Thankfully the expectation that comes with such a teaming is well and truly met. The plot is a familiar one in the context of Wayne & Hawks, if you have seen Rio Bravo? And liked it? The chances are you will like this one too. Wayne is Cole Thornton, a hired gun who is asked to come on the payroll of El Dorado landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner), who is involved with a land struggle with the MacDonald family. Cole find...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4653000.00

    Revenue

    6000000.00

    Keywords

    • sheriff
    • based on novel or book
    • texas
    • ranch
    • settler
    • liquor
    • revolver
    • two guns belt