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Release Date:
May 16, 1956
Original Title:
The Searchers
Alternate Titles:
Centauros del desierto
De Woestijnhavik
Förföljaren
La prisonnière du désert
Más corazón que odio
Rastros de Ódio
日落狂沙
수색자
Genres:
Western
Production Companies:
C.V. Whitney Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12 BR: 12 DE: 12 DK: 15 ES: APTA FR: TP GB: U IE: PG IT: T KR: 12 NL: 6 PT: M/12 US: NR
Runtime: 119
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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Art Direction:
Frank Hotaling
James Basevi
Assistant Camera:
Robert Rhea
Costume Design:
Charles Arrico
Director:
John Ford
Director of Photography:
Winton C. Hoch
Editor:
Jack Murray
Executive Producer:
Merian C. Cooper
Hairdresser:
Fae M. Smith
Hairstylist:
Vera Tomei
Makeup Artist:
Jack Obringer
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Novel:
Alan Le May
Original Music Composer:
Max Steiner
Producer:
Patrick Ford
C.V. Whitney
Screenplay:
Frank S. Nugent
Set Decoration:
Victor A. Gangelin
Sound Designer:
Howard Wilson
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Stunts:
Bill Cartledge
Dick Dial
Chuck Hayward
Chuck Roberson
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
John Hudkins
Cliff Lyons
Frank McGrath
Fred Kennedy
Henry Wills
Dale Van Sickel
Terry Wilson
Jack N. Young
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