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The Searchers

Summary: An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
MPAA: Passed

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 3,750,000
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1860s1870s19th centuryabducted by indiansadopted sonafiambushamerican civil waramerican civil war veteranamerican indianamerican indian war partyarmy fortattempted murderbare chested malebased on novelbattlebiblebiracialbitternessblanketblizzardbootboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbrawlbrother in law sister in law relationshipbuddy comedybuffalocampfirecanadacanceled weddingcantinacatchphrasecattle rustlingcavalrycavalry chargecharacter drivencharacter repeats someone else's dialoguechasecigar smokingcivil warcivil war musiccivil war veterancolt .45comanche indianconscriptioncowboycowboy bootscowboy hatcowboy shirtcowboys and indianscult filmculture clashdancerdancingdark herodark pastdeath of dogdeath of nephewdeath of oldest neicedeath of sister in lawdeath of sondeceptiondeep focusdesertdesire for a rocking chairdialogue drivendinnerdisputedistrustdogdoor frame shotdoppelgangereccentricepicepic westernescape attemptevil manex soldierfamily in jeopardyfamily relationshipsfamily reunionfamous linefather daughter relationshipfearfightfilmed on locationfistfightforbidden lovefrontierfugitivefuneralfuneral musicfuneral sermongoing nativegood versus evilgraveyardgriefgungunfighthathatredherohidden truthhorsehorseback chasehorseback ridinghymnimageryindianindian warinsanityjealousyjohn doe warrantkidnapped girlkidnappingknifeleft behindletter read aloudlocketlong engagementloss of brotherloss of fatherloss of girlfriendloss of motherloss of sistermale bondingmale female relationshipmale protagonistman in a bathtubman wears a top hatmany framed shotsmarriagemassacremexicanmexican bordermexican comancheromexican foodministermissing personmistrustmonument valleymother daughter relationshipmurdermysterious pastnational film registrynative americannative american attacknative american chiefnative american languagenative american reservationnative american white relationshipsnavajo indiannew mexiconew mexico territoryobsessionoff screen murderon the roadorchestral music scoreorphanparanoiapaying for informationpistolpossepost civil warpouring water over someone's headprejudicequick drawracial reconciliationracial violenceracismracistrag dollraidraised by indiansranger captainredemptionrejectionreligionremoterepeated linerepeating riflerepressed desirerescuerescue of a captiveretributionrevengerevolverrevulsionrifleriver battleroad movierocking chairsaberscalpscalpingscalps on a polescarfaceschizophreniaschizophrenicscreamsearchsearch and rescuesearch and rescue missionsearch for lost relativesecret pastself righteousnesssexual jealousyshootoutshotshot in the backshot in the buttocksshotgunsingersingingsix shootersnowstormsombrerosongspursquawstakeoutstereotypingstockholm syndromesuperiority complexsuspicionswedish americanswordtexastexas ranchtexas rangertimeframe 1860stimeframe 1870stimeframe 19th centurytolerancetough guytrackertradetradertragic herotrailtwo man searchtwo word titleuncle nephew relationshipuncle niece relationshipvillainvindicationviolencevisual metaphorvomitingwarner bros.warriorweddingwedding dresswedding fightwedding partywestern frontierwestern herowestern musicwhite indianwhite men among native americanswhite raised as indianwildernesswillwinchester riflewoman wears a derbywoman wears a wedding dressyear 1868
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