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El Dorado

  • 19661966
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 6m
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Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
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Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival ... Read allCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
27K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
616
910
  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Leigh Brackett(screenplay)
    • Harry Brown(novel "The Stars in Their Courses")
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Robert Mitchum
    • James Caan
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  • Director
    • Howard Hawks
  • Writers
    • Leigh Brackett(screenplay)
    • Harry Brown(novel "The Stars in Their Courses")
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Robert Mitchum
    • James Caan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 137User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    James Caan and Michele Carey in El Dorado (1966)
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Cole Thorntonas Cole Thornton
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrahas El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Mississippias Mississippi
    Charlene Holt
    Charlene Holt
    • Maudieas Maudie
    Paul Fix
    Paul Fix
    • Dr. Milleras Dr. Miller
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Bullas Bull
    Michele Carey
    Michele Carey
    • Josephine (Joey) MacDonaldas Josephine (Joey) MacDonald
    R.G. Armstrong
    R.G. Armstrong
    • Kevin MacDonaldas Kevin MacDonald
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Bart Jasonas Bart Jason
    Christopher George
    Christopher George
    • Nelse McLeodas Nelse McLeod
    Marina Ghane
    Marina Ghane
    • Mariaas Maria
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Miltas Milt
    John Gabriel
    John Gabriel
    • Pedroas Pedro
    Johnny Crawford
    Johnny Crawford
    • Luke MacDonaldas Luke MacDonald
    Robert Rothwell
    Robert Rothwell
    • Saul MacDonaldas Saul MacDonald
    Adam Roarke
    Adam Roarke
    • Matt MacDonaldas Matt MacDonald
    Victoria George
    • Jared's Wifeas Jared's Wife
    Jim Davis
    Jim Davis
    • Jim Purvis - Jason's Foremanas Jim Purvis - Jason's Foreman
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Leigh Brackett(screenplay)
      • Harry Brown(novel "The Stars in Their Courses")
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. Along with young Mississippi, handy with a knife and now armed with a diabolical shotgun, Cole returns to help. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
    • sonora mexico
    • two gun holster
    • double gun holster
    • one armed gunfighter
    • chase
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Range War! A lawless time when no man dares turn his back... even to a friend!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Western
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Robert Mitchum's character was wounded in the right leg and needed to use a right-hand crutch, but Mitchum switched the crutch to the left side in the scene where he drives the wagon. The continuity was so poor that John Wayne (who actually worked continuity in silents while a star college football player, a method used by Hollywood fans to slip players some spending money) had his character mention it in one of the last scenes. Director Howard Hawks enjoyed it so much, he left it in the movie. Mitchum's version of this story is that he objected, but Hawks had him switch sides with the crutch based on what looked best in that scene. When Hawks saw how bad it looked in the dailies, Mitchum suggested the additional dialogue between his character and Wayne's to cover the gaffe. In the final scene, both Wayne and Mitchum have their crutches under the wrong arm.
    • Goofs
      The notes played by Bull would only be possible in a valved instrument such as a trumpet or cornet, and one would think they could not be played on a bugle. This is not true. An extremely adept musician with an enormous amount of practice can do this.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff J. P. Harrah: What the hell are you doin' here?

      Cole: I'm lookin' at a tin star with a... drunk pinned on it.

    • Crazy credits
      Possibly due to their fame, the closing cast list does not bill John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      El Dorado
      Lyric by John Gabriel

      Music by Nelson Riddle

      Sung by George Alexander

      Accompanied by The Mellowmen Quartet (as the Mellomen)

    User reviews137

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    One of the Great American Westerns...
    every once and a while me and my father will buy a classic western no matter how cheesy or weird it may look, today he came home with this movie El Dorado, at first i was expecting not too much due to how many westerns that were made, though i should have thought better whenever i saw that it starred two great film actors John Wayne and Robert Mitchum.

    i may be young(16) but i know good actors when i watch them on screen these two played beautifully off each other and so did another great actor James Caan

    all the characters were played to perfection, even though anyone can play an alcoholic sheriff with a broken-heart Mitchum really made the role shine, of course John Wayne did wonderful as The Hired Gun, but my favorite role was that of Mississipi played by James Caan, in my opinion he did an astonishing job in this role and the scenes with him and Wayne were glorious.

    Now some older ladies and gents may find it hard to follow the recommendation of a 16 year old but it is seriously one of my favorites of the ones me and my father have seen

    in a lil side note the action scenes were done really well and there was also a slight editing issue during one of the scenes I'm sure you'll notice(but you must take into consideration the time when the movie was made)

    thank you and you really must see this movie that could never be done today due to the fight between stars in leading roles.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ельдорадо
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Laurel Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,653,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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