El Dorado

Dec 17, 1966

2h 6m

★ 7.4

It's the big one with the big two!

Overview

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.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Laurel Productions

El Dorado Trailers

Cast

Cole Thornton

John Wayne

Sheriff J.P. Harrah

Robert Mitchum

Mississippi

James Caan

Maudie

Charlene Holt

Dr. Miller

Paul Fix

Bull Harris

Arthur Hunnicutt

Josephine (Joey) MacDonald

Michele Carey

Kevin MacDonald

R.G. Armstrong

Bart Jason

Ed Asner

Nelse McLeod

Christopher George

Maria

Marina Ghane

Pedro

John Gabriel

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