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Where to Watch The Searchers (1956) in the US
- 1956
- Approved
- 1h 59m
- 7.8IMDb
- 87%Rotten Tomatoes
- 94Metascore
The Searchers is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
After a long three-year absence, the battle-scarred Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, Ethan Edwards turns up on the remote and dusty Texan homestead of his brother, Aaron. In high hopes of finding peace, instead, the taciturn former soldier will embark on a treacherous five-year odyssey of retribution, when the ruthless Chief Scar's murderous Comanche raiding party massacres his family, burns the ranch to the ground, and abducts his nine-year-old niece, Debbie. Driven by hatred of Indians, Ethan and his young companion, Martin Pawley, ride through the unforgiving desert to track down their lost Debbie; however, is the woman they lost and the prisoner in Scar's teepee still the same woman the searchers seek?
Cast and crew
- Director
- John Ford
- Writer
- Frank S. Nugent, Alan Le May
- Starring
- John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles
Details
- Release date
- May 26, 1956
- Language
- English, Navajo, Spanish
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Where to Watch The Searchers (1956) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Searchers in the United States?
- The Searchers is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on YouTube TV (4K). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, Prime Video, and Spectrum On Demand.
- Can I stream The Searchers or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on YouTube TV (4K). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, Prime Video, and Spectrum On Demand.
- Can I watch The Searchers for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD).
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