Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Searchers' right now, here are some details about the C.V. Whitney Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures western flick. The Searchers starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min. The release date of the movie is May 26th, 1956. The movie received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 1,523 community users.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable."
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'The Searchers' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on May 26th, 1956
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Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
October 29th, 1997
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