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Description: An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.

Cast:
Ethan Edwards: John Wayne
Martin Pawley: Jeffrey Hunter
Laurie Jorgensen: Vera Miles
Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton: Ward Bond
Debbie Edwards - Age 15: Natalie Wood
Lars Jorgensen: John Qualen
Mrs. Jorgensen: Olive Carey
Scar: Henry Brandon
Charlie McCorry: Ken Curtis
Brad Jorgensen: Harry Carey Jr.
Emilio Gabriel Fernandez y Figueroa: Antonio Moreno
Mose Harper: Hank Worden
Look: Beulah Archuletta
Aaron Edwards: Walter Coy
Martha Edwards: Dorothy Jordan
Lucy Edwards: Pippa Scott
Lt. Greenhill: Patrick Wayne
Younger Debbie Edwards: Lana Wood
Wedding Guest: Gertrude Astor
Comanche Indian: Billy Yellow
Accordionist at Funeral: Danny Borzage
Deranged Woman at Fort: Ruth Clifford
Carmen: Carmen D'Antonio
Wedding Musician: Lloyd Perryman
Mexican Bartender: Nacho Galindo
Man at Wedding: Chuck Hayward
Ben Edwards: Robert Lyden
Col. Greenhill: Cliff Lyons
Jerem Futterman: Peter Mamakos
Dark Cloaked Woman at Fort Guarding Deranged Woman: Mae Marsh
Texas Ranger: Terry Wilson
Sergeant at Fort: Jack Pennick
Dog: Prince
Texas Ranger at Wedding: Chuck Roberson
Nesby: William Steele
Comanche Chief: Chief Thundercloud

Written by: Frank S. Nugent, Alan Le May

Director: John Ford

Release date: 26 May 1956