1967
Approved
Paramount Pictures
2 h 6 m

1967
Approved
Paramount Pictures
2 h 6 m

Summary 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.

Directed By: Howard Hawks

Written By: Leigh Brackett, Harry Brown

1967
Approved
Paramount Pictures
2 h 6 m

1967
Approved
Paramount Pictures
2 h 6 m

El Dorado

Name: El Dorado
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: 1967-06-07
Duration: 2 min 6 s
Rating: 85
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

6.8

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Directed By: Howard Hawks

Written By: Leigh Brackett, Harry Brown

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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews

91% Positive
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9% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 11 Critic Reviews

91% Positive
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9% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100

Chicago Tribune

El Dorado is essentially a darker remake of Rio Bravo, with Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Hunnicutt and James Caan as the now archetypal quartet. But, though the situation is the same, the mood is crisper, tenser, with a heightened sense of pain, loss and death underlying the humor and action.

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100

Chicago Reader

It's a very funny, very moving work, graced by the cinema's cleanest, most classical style.

By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW

Variety

An excellent oater drama, laced with adroit comedy and action relief, and set off by strong casting, superior direction and solid production.

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The New Yorker

Director Howard Hawks makes a familiar plot resound strangely with new sexual overtones.

By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

The taut guidance of Mr. Hawks, an old frontier hand, the barbed, pungent and frequently funny dialogue, plus some murderous gun forays, add up to crisp entertainment

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Slant Magazine

Pangs of déjà vu might strike while watching El Dorado, as it’s a thinly-veiled remake of an earlier John Wayne film directed by Howard Hawks and co-written by Leigh Brackett for Warner Bros., 1959’s Rio Bravo. Though the stories are similar, El Dorado feels sharper, bolstered by Harold Rosson’s brilliant photography with scenes seemingly painted on celluloid.

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The New Yorker

John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, parodying themselves while looking exhausted. When the movie starts, you have the sense of having come in on a late episode of a TV series.

By Pauline Kael FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

6.8

67% Positive
8 Ratings

25% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings

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67% Positive
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25% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Production Company Paramount Pictures, Laurel Productions, Polyphony Digital

Release Date Jun 7, 1967

Duration 2 h 6 m

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Tagline Range War! A lawless time when no man dares turn his back... even to a friend!

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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards

• 1 Nomination

El Dorado

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John Wayne

Cole Thornton

Robert Mitchum

El Dorado Sheriff J.P. Harrah

James Caan

Mississippi

Charlene Holt

Maudie

Paul Fix

Dr. Miller

Arthur Hunnicutt

Bull

Michele Carey

Josephine (Joey) MacDonald

R.G. Armstrong

Kevin MacDonald

Edward Asner

Bart Jason

Christopher George

Nelse McLeod

Marina Ghane

Maria

Robert Donner

Milt

John Gabriel

Pedro

Johnny Crawford

Luke MacDonald

Robert Rothwell

Saul MacDonald

Adam Roarke

Matt MacDonald

Victoria George

Jared's Wife

Jim Davis

Jim Purvis - Jason's Foreman

Anne Newman Bacal

Saul MacDonald's Wife

Diane Strom

Matt's Wife

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