The Searchers

Summary

The Searchers is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,266 views/month, #107 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Searchers's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Searchers was directed by John Ford^[4].
• Frank S. Nugent wrote the screenplay for The Searchers^[5].
• The Searchers's composer is recorded as Max Steiner^[6].
• The Searchers's genre is Western film^[7].
• The Searchers's genre is drama film^[8].
• The Searchers's genre is war film^[9].
• The Searchers's genre is film based on a novel^[10].
• A cast member of The Searchers was John Wayne^[11].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Jeffrey Hunter^[12].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Vera Miles^[13].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Ward Bond^[14].
• A cast member of The Searchers was John Qualen^[15].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Harry Carey^[16].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Ken Curtis^[17].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Natalie Wood^[18].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Pippa Scott^[19].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Antonio Moreno^[20].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Patrick Wayne^[21].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Lana Wood^[22].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Olive Carey^[23].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Henry Brandon^[24].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Hank Worden^[25].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Dorothy Jordan^[26].
• A cast member of The Searchers was Peter Mamakos^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1996^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: f54b4d52-9294-3d32-b30d-bc12378ec2c1^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Merian C. Cooper^[34] and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney^[35]. The Searchers was directed by John Ford^[4]. Frank S. Nugent wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include John Wayne^[11], Jeffrey Hunter^[12], Vera Miles^[13], Ward Bond^[14], John Qualen^[15], and Harry Carey^[16].

Publication

Publication dates include March 13, 1956^[36] and May 26, 1956^[37]. The original language of The Searchers was English^[38]. Genres include Western film^[7], drama film^[8], war film^[9], and film based on a novel^[10]. It is part of National Film Registry^[39]. It was distributed by video on demand^[40].

Reception

Reviews include 9/10^[41], 94/100^[42], 87%^[43], and 7.8/10^[44].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Searchers's after a work by is recorded as Alan Le May^[45].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Searchers include it^[46], a musical group^[47], founded in 1959^[48].

Why It Matters

The Searchers ranks in the top 0.11% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,266 views/month, #107 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include it^[46], a musical group^[47], founded in 1959^[48].