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El Dorado
El Dorado is a 1966 American Western film directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Written by Leigh Brackett and loosely based on the novel The Stars in Their Courses by Harry Brown, the film is about a gunfighter who comes to the aid of an old friend who is a drunken sheriff struggling to defend a rancher and his family against another rancher trying to steal their water. The supporting cast features James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, Michele Carey, R. G. Armstrong, Ed Asner, Christopher George, Adam Roarke, and Jim Davis.
Plot
J.P. Harrah is sheriff of the town of El Dorado and observes that his old friend, gun-for-hire Cole Thornton, has just arrived in response to a mysterious job offer from wealthy landowner Bart Jason. Harrah reveals to Thornton that Jason is actually trying to muscle the honest MacDonald family from their land, and that Thornton's job will entail "taking care of" Harrah. Thornton agrees to turn down the job and rides out to Jason's ranch to tell him so.
Cast
- Arthur Hunnicutt
- Charlene Holt
- Christopher George
- Chuck Roberson
- Dean Smith
- Ed Asner
- Jack N. Young
- James Caan
- Jim Davis
- Joe King
- John Gabriel
- John Mitchum
- John Wayne
- Johnny Crawford
- Michele Carey
- Nacho Galindo
- Paul Fix
- R. G. Armstrong
- Robert Donner
- Robert Mitchum
- Robert Rothwell
- William "Bill" Henry
More details
| author | Harry Brown Leigh Brackett |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Texas |
| director | Howard Hawks |
| editor | John Woodcock |
| events | alcoholism |
| genre | western |
| keywords | capture el dorado heal kill laugh naive young man old friend saloon owner wander water rights young man |
| musicBy | Nelson Riddle |
| producer | Howard Hawks |
| productionCompany | Laurel Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona Utah |