Dean Martin, Dennis Hopper, Earl Holliman
Katie Elder's four sons return home to pay their last respects on the day their mother is buried. Not only is this a man's story, but it is also a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder, her s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001
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January 29, 2008Can't find much to recommend about this movie. Surprised at the high ratings. Reminded me of a "Bonanza" episode extended into a movie. Ho-hum.
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September 7, 2007One of John Wayne's better westerns. Four wayward brothers have to deal with their mother's death and the fact that someone has stolen their family homestead. On top of that the brothers have to figure out how to work together to clear their name, and perhaps to live up to their...( read more)
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August 27, 2007another western with john wayne in it. yawn. i suppose it wasn't that bad really. alright for a dull afternoon. to be fair john wayne did put in a good-ish performance and so did dean martin. i gotta say it did flow as i didn't really notice the time pass. probably wouldn't watch...( read more)
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May 24, 2007Another solid outing by the duke, not up to the standards of his work with John Ford, but it passes a sunday afternoon pleasantly enough.
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May 8, 2009I love John Wayne. This movie is great too.
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January 10, 2008I saw this movie for the first time a few days ago and I couldn't help thinking the whole time how it must have inspired John Singleton's "Four Brothers", right? I remember a professional review calling it "an urban Western" and wasn't sure what he meant until I saw the original. The iconic imagery, characters, and dialog, it's all there.
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