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El Dorado
Howard Hawks
(1967)
121min
PG Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tony Sloman
"Ride, boldly ride..." sings George Alexander over the Remington-styled western paintings that accompany the titles to this elegiac masterwork. It's a fabulously entertaining, immensely skilful and warm-hearted tale from ace director Howard Hawks. John Wayne plays gunfighter Cole Thornton, a flawed hero whose actions lead to the suicide of a boy (Johnny Crawford) in a superbly staged preface to the plot, and whose resulting wounds dictate the pace and outcome of the movie. More than a match for the Duke is the great Robert Mitchum, in one of his best screen roles as alcoholic sheriff JP Harrah, destroyed for the love of a woman. This film suffered on its release by comparison to Hawks's earlier western masterpiece
Rio Bravo
, but with the passing of time this screen meditation on ageing proves to be one of the most pleasurable of all Hollywood movies.
Summary
An ageing gunfighter is drawn into the conflict between a land-grabbing cattle baron and a ranching family, but gets wounded in the process. A year later, he returns to town to find the situation has not improved - so along with his sidekick and the drunken town sheriff, he fights to defend the family from its enemies. Western, starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan and Ed Asner.
Cast & Crew
Cole Thornton
John Wayne
JP Harrah
Robert Mitchum
Mississippi
James Caan
Maudie
Charlene Holt
Joey MacDonald
Michele Carey
Bull Harris
Arthur Hunnicutt
Kevin MacDonald
R G Armstrong
Bart Jason
Edward Asner
Doc Miller
Paul Fix
Nelse McLeod
Christopher George
Milt
Robert Donner
Pedro
John Gabriel
Jason's foreman
Jim Davis (1)
Maria
Mariana Ghane
Luke MacDonald
Johnny Crawford
Saul MacDonald
Robert Rothwell
Matt MacDonald
Adam Roarke
Jared MacDonald
Chuck Courtney
Saul MacDonald's wife
Anne Newman
Matt MacDonald's wife
Diane Strom
Jared MacDonald's wife
Victoria George
Dr Donovan
Anthony Rogers
Swedish gunsmith
Olaf Wieghorst
Director
Howard Hawks
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Available on:
video and DVD
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