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El Dorado

It's the big one with the big two!

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.

2h 6m1966GTMDb 7.4

WesternDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Howard HawksHoward HawksDirectorJohn WayneJohn WayneCole ThorntonRobert MitchumRobert MitchumSheriff J.P. HarrahJames CaanJames CaanMississippiCharlene HoltCharlene HoltMaudiePaul FixPaul FixDr. MillerArthur HunnicuttArthur HunnicuttBull HarrisMichele CareyMichele CareyJosephine (Joey) MacDonaldR.G. ArmstrongR.G. ArmstrongKevin MacDonaldEd AsnerEd AsnerBart JasonChristopher GeorgeChristopher GeorgeNelse McLeod
Marina GhaneMariaJohn GabrielJohn GabrielPedro
Robert RothwellSaul MacDonaldRobert DonnerRobert DonnerMiltAdam RoarkeAdam RoarkeMatt MacDonaldVictoria GeorgeVictoria GeorgeJared's WifeJim DavisJim DavisJim Purvis
Anne Newman BacalSaul MacDonald's Wife
Diane StromMatt's WifeJohnny CrawfordJohnny CrawfordLuke MacDonaldOlaf WieghorstOlaf WieghorstSwede LarsenDon CollierDon CollierDeputy Joe BraddockChuck CourtneyChuck CourtneyJared MacDonaldWilliam HenryWilliam HenrySheriff Dodd Draper
Chuck HorneJoeJohn MitchumJohn MitchumElmer · Jason's BartenderChuck RobersonChuck RobersonJason's GunmanDean SmithDean SmithCharlie Hagan

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
17 December 1966
Runtime
2h 6m
Rating
G
TMDB score
7.4 / 10 (614 votes)

Production

Director
Howard Hawks
Writers
Harry Brown, Leigh Brackett, Howard Hawks
Studios
Paramount Pictures, Laurel Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$4.7M
Revenue
$6.0M
Profit
$1.3M
Return
1.3×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Spanish, English