The Searchers

The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond and Natalie Wood.
It is considered one of the greatest Western films since its release and one of the most influential films ever made. 
==Plot==
In this revered Western, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) returns home to Texas after the Civil War. When members of his brother's family are killed or abducted by Comanches, he vows to track down his surviving relatives and bring them home. Eventually, Edwards gets word that his niece Debbie (Natalie Wood) is alive, and, along with her adopted brother, Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter), he embarks on a dangerous mission to find her, journeying deep into Comanche territory.
==Cast==
*John Wayne as Ethan Edwards
*Jeffrey Hunter as Martin Pawley
*Vera Miles as Laurie Jorgensen
*Ward Bond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnson Clayton
*Natalie Wood as Debbie Edwards (older)
*John Qualen as Lars Jorgensen
*Olive Carey as Mrs. Jorgensen
*Henry Brandon as Chief Cicatriz (Scar)
*Ken Curtis as Charlie McCorry
*Harry Carey, Jr. as Brad Jorgensen
*Antonio Moreno as Emilio Gabriel Fernández y Figueroa
*Hank Worden as Mose Harper
*Beulah Archuletta as Wild Goose Flying in the Night Sky (Look)
*Walter Coy as Aaron Edwards
*Dorothy Jordan as Martha Edwards
*Pippa Scott as Lucy Edwards
*Lana Wood as Debbie Edwards (young)
*Robert Lyden as Ben Edwards (uncredited)
*Patrick Wayne as Lt. Greenhill
*Peter Mamakos as Jerem Futterman (uncredited)
*William Steele as Nesby, wounded posse member (uncredited)
Category:1956 films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:1950s films
Category:Films
Category:American Western films
Category:Western films
Category:Warner Bros. films
Category:Films directed by John Ford
Category:United States National Film Registry films
Category:Rated PG
Category:Films starring John Wayne
Category:Films starring Vera Miles
Category:Films starring Jeffrey Hunter
Category:Films starring Natalie Wood
Category:Films on VHS
Category:Films on Laserdiscs
Category:1950s Western (genre) films