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Storyline

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.

Released

1966-12-17
Revenue

$6,000,000
Budget

$4,653,000
Runtime

2hr 6m
Genre

Western
Status

Released
Language

English
7.5
Production

Paramount Pictures, Laurel Productions

Crew

Howard Hawks

Director

Harry Brown

Novel

Howard Hawks

Producer

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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

Victoria George

Jared's Wife

Jim Davis

Jim Purvis

Anne Newman Bacal

Saul MacDonald's Wife

Diane Strom

Matt's Wife

Johnny Crawford

Luke MacDonald

Olaf Wieghorst

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Don Collier

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Jared MacDonald

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Reviews for El Dorado

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-21

Big heavyweight movie all round. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne & Robert Mitchum, it's safe to say that El Dorado com... read more

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 finds his old friend J.P. Harrah (Mitchum) is sheriff of the town, and J.P. advises his old pal that any involvement with Jason will result in J.P. enforcing the law. As it transpires, circumstances between the MacDonald's and Cole lead to Cole taking arms against Jason and his thug followers. So the sheriff, an old Indian fighter called Bull Harris (Arthur Hunnicutt) & a young gambler, who's handy with a knife, called Alan Bourdillion 'Mississippi' Traherne (James Caan) aim to bring down the might of Jason together. Adapted from the book The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown, this was the second to last film that Howard Hawks would direct. Coming as it did in the late 60s it appears to be somewhat undervalued on the great director's CV. Probably due in no small part to the regard that Rio Bravo is held, of which this is pretty much a remake of. Yet, and I whisper it quietly, El Dorado is arguably the better film in terms of performances and the telling of Hawksian themes. Given that Wayne & Mitchum were good friends away from the screen, it's no great surprise to find the chemistry between them is top dollar. They feed of each others' machismo to deliver a tough picture, yet one that's still joyously fun. The end result is a pic that manages to deftly portray many themes, that of loyalty, togetherness, forgiveness, respect and professionalism. The two principal stars are aided by both Caan and Hunnicutt, who offer a notable young & old side of the mythical West, with age, and ageing, a prominent point of note played out by the knowing director. El Dorado looks to be a film where all involved are comfortable in what they are making. Nothing feels forced or hindered by pointless filler. It's true that the film is more in favour of dialogue over bravado action, though what action there is is adroitly handled by the old hands and the youthful Caan with his sawn off shotgun. This is a story without gimmicks, one which isn't ambling along as an excuse for a shoot out come the end. There's a lot to be said for good old fashioned story telling, and we get that here. Intelligence and sincerity throughout, and it's damn funny to boot, El Dorado is a fine movie that holds up very well in each and every decade that passes. 8/10

A Review by Geronimo1967 8

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-29

Definitely one of Howard Hawks' better collaborations with John Wayne. A reasonably strong story about a rancher and his family trying to de... read more

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A Review by John Chard

A Review by John Chard 8

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-21

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 expect...

A Review by Geronimo1967 8

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-03-29

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 ...