Sentieri selvaggi (1956)
Finita la guerra di Secessione, Ethan torna a casa. Ritrova il fratello, la cognata, le loro due figlie Debbie e Lucy e il figlio adottivo Martin, di origine indiana. Un giorno arriva alla fattoria il reverendo Clayton con un gruppo di coloni e convince Ethan e Martin a unirsi a loro per dare la caccia agli indiani che razziano il bestiame. Ma mentre gli uomini sono via, i Comanches attaccano la fattoria, massacrano i genitori e rapiscono le due ragazze. Lucy è ritrovata morta; Ethan si mette alla ricerca di Debbie, insieme con Martin.
Direttore:
John Ford
Scrittore:
Frank S. Nugent
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John Wayne as Ethan Edwards |
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Jeffrey Hunter as Martin Pawley |
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Vera Miles as Laurie Jorgensen |
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Ward Bond as Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton |
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Natalie Wood as Debbie Edwards |
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John Qualen as Lars Jorgensen |
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Olive Carey as Mrs. Jorgensen |
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Henry Brandon as Chief Cicatriz (Scar) |
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Ken Curtis as Charlie McCorry |
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Harry Carey, Jr. as Brad Jorgensen |
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Antonio Moreno as Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa |
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Hank Worden as Mose Harper |
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Beulah Archuletta as Look |
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Walter Coy as Aaron Edwards |
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Dorothy Jordan as Martha Edwards |
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Pippa Scott as Lucy Edwards |
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Patrick Wayne as Lt. Greenhill |
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Lana Wood as Younger Debbie Edwards |
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Mae Marsh as Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Deranged Woman at Fort (uncredited) |
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Chuck Roberson as Ranger at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hayward as Man at Wedding (uncredited) |
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Peter Mamakos as Jerem Futterman (uncredited) |
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Frank McGrath as Texas Ranger (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick as Sergeant at Fort (uncredited) |
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Terry Wilson as Texas Ranger (uncredited) |
| Camera | Winton C. Hoch | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Murray | Editor |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | Frank S. Nugent | Screenplay |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Alan Le May | Novel |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | C.V. Whitney | Producer |
| Crew | Dick Dial | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank McGrath | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Bryan 'Slim' Hightower | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry Wilson | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack N. Young | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Wills | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Kennedy | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Cartledge | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fae M. Smith | Hairdresser |
| Art | Frank Hotaling | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles Arrico | Costume Design |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Art | Victor A. Gangelin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Obringer | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Robert Rhea | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Tomei | Hairstylist |
| Production | Patrick Ford | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stan Jones | Songs |
| Production | Lowell J. Farrell | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Alfred Gilks | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Hugh McDowell Jr. | Sound |
| Sound | Howard Wilson | Sound |
| Directing | Robert Gary | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Dudley Holmes | Property Master |
| Crew | George Brown | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Beetson Jr. | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Peck | Wardrobe Designer |