El Dorado

1966 126 min ★ 7.4 Western

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.

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

Details

Director

Howard Hawks

Screenplay

Leigh Brackett

Tagline

"It's the big one with the big two!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$4,653,000

Revenue

$6,000,000

Production

Paramount Pictures, Laurel Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

October 21, 2015

★ 8/10

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...

C

CinemaSerf

March 29, 2024

★ 8/10

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...