The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, a corrupt businessman who wants to exploit the area around the town.
Directed by Henry Hathaway
sibling relationship
texas
revenge
murder
dead mother
aggressive
loss of mother
avenging son
brothers
corrupt businessman
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
John Wayne
John Elder
Dean Martin
Tom Elder
Martha Hyer
Mary Gordon
Michael Anderson Jr.
Bud Elder
Earl Holliman
Matt Elder
Jeremy Slate
Ben Latta
James Gregory
Morgan Hastings
Paul Fix
Sheriff Billy Wilson
George Kennedy
Curley
Dennis Hopper
Dave Hastings
Sheldon Allman
Harry Evers
John Litel
Minister
Crew
Henry Hathaway
Director
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Lucien Ballard
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Loren Janes
Stunts
Henry Wills
Stunts
Chuck Roberson
Stunts
Joselito Rodríguez
Second Unit Director
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Joe Yrigoyen
Stunts
Edith Head
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Luca Trumfio
7.0★ · 05/25/26
Very entertaining and perfect morning movie
Very entertaining and perfect morning movie
mimi
7.0★ · 08/04/23
that sex scene between dennis hopper n john wayne was crazy!
that sex scene between dennis hopper n john wayne was crazy!
