In the town of El Dorado, wealthy landowner Bart Jason (Ed Asner) is embroiled in a struggle with the MacDonald family, who own a large amount of land just outside town lines. Jason hires gunman Cole Thornton (John Wayne) to scare the MacDonalds in hope that they'll back down. Cole is pleased to discover that his old friend J.B. (Robert Mitchum) is now the sheriff of the town. The sheriff warns Cole that involvement with the crooked Jason will get him arrested. Further circumstances entwine the hired gun with the MacDonald family, and he sets out to destroy Jason. Hawks' unheralded western, with a fine script by Leigh Brackett (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), features plot similarities to his earlier classic RIO BRAVO.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Keep Case Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English Dubbed, Subtitles - English, French, Spanish Features: 1. Commentary: - Commentary by Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich 2. Other: - Ride, Boldly Ride: The Journey to El Dorado: 3. Commentary: - Commentary with critic and film historian Richard Schickel featuring actor Ed Asner and author Todd McCarthy 4. Other: - The Artist and the American West (1967) - Vintage Featurette 5. Other: - Behind the Gates: AC Remembers John Wayne 6. Trailers: - Original Theatrical Trailer Used on 2000 release 7. Other: - Galleries:
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