On This Day

The Searchers released

March 13th 1956

12:07 13 March 2024

'The Searchers' opened in US theaters on this day in 1956. John Ford's classic western stars John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who devotes years to looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood) accompanied by his adopted nephew (Jeffrey Hunter).

'The Searchers' is widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made and has been cited as a major influence by contemporary directors including Scorsese, Spielberg and Coppola.