El Dorado
"It's the big one with the big two!"
WesternDrama
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.
🎬 DirectorHoward Hawks
📅 Release1966-12-17
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageSpanish, English
🏢 StudioParamount Pictures, Laurel Productions
🗳 Votes593
🔥 Popularity4
💰 Budget$4,653,000
💵 Revenue$6,000,000
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🎭 Cast
John Wayne
Cole Thornton
Robert Mitchum
Sheriff J.P. Harrah
James Caan
Mississippi
Charlene Holt
Maudie
Paul Fix
Dr. Miller
Arthur Hunnicutt
Bull Harris
Michele Carey
Josephine (Joey) MacDonald
R.G. Armstrong
Kevin MacDonald
Ed Asner
Bart Jason
Christopher George
Nelse McLeod
Marina Ghane
Maria
John Gabriel
Pedro
Robert Rothwell
Saul MacDonald
Robert Donner
Milt
Adam Roarke
Matt MacDonald
🎥 Crew
Novel
Harry Brown
Director
Howard Hawks
Producer
Howard Hawks
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Carl Anderson
Original Music Composer
Nelson Riddle
Director of Photography
Harold Rosson
Editor
John Woodcock
Screenplay
Leigh Brackett
Script Supervisor
Charlsie Bryant
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🏷 Keywords
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💬 Reviews
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…
Definitely one of Howard Hawks' better collaborations with John Wayne. A reasonably strong story about a rancher and his family trying to defy an avaricious and violent Ed Asner ("Bart Jason") who is trying to take over everything he can. There are similarities with "Rio Bravo" (1959) but I think here there is more tangible chemistry between Wayne ("Thornton") and Robert Mitchum as the washed-up d…
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