1956 western movie about a Confederate veteran searching for his niece who had been captured by the Comanches
The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, set during the Texas-Indian wars, and starring John Wayne as a middle-aged War Between the States veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), accompanied by his adoptive nephew (Jeffrey Hunter). Critic Roger Ebert found Wayne's character, Ethan Edwards, "one of the most compelling characters Ford and Wayne ever created".
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The Searchers, 18 May 2004
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Freedom's Flicks: The 20 best libertarian movies of all time, Libertarian Party News, Nov 1999Reports on The Orange County Register editors' choices for "20 Best Libertarian Movies of All Time"; includes short descriptions for each movie as well as "best libertarian moments" for the top ten
13. The Searchers (1956). The Duke makes our list again in John Ford's epic, playing the fiercely individualistic Ethan Edwards.
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The Searchers - Original Theatrical Trailer, 16 May 1956
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