El Dorado (1967)

Synopsis: In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman... In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) to scare the MacDonalds in hope that they'll back down. Cole is pleased to discover that his old friend J.B. (Robert Mitchum) is now the sheriff of the town. The sheriff warns Cole that involvement with the crooked Jason will get him arrested. Further circumstances entwine the hired gun with the MacDonald family, and he sets out to destroy Jason. Hawks' unheralded western, with a fine script by Leigh Brackett (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), features plot similarities to his earlier classic RIO BRAVO. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Michele Carey

Starring: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Michele Carey, Charlene Holt, Arthur Hunnicutt, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Paul Fix, Christopher George, Johnny Crawford

Director: Howard Hawks

Director: Howard Hawks
Screenwriter: Leigh Brackett
Story: Harry Brown
Composer: Nelson Riddle
Producer: Howard Hawks

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