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The Sons of Katie Elder is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry Hathaway released in USA on 23 june 1965 with John Wayne
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 june 1965
Length 1h57
Directed by Henry Hathaway
OriginUSA
Themes Films about families
Rating70%
The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 Technicolor Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. The movie was filmed principally in Mexico.
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The four adult sons of Katie Elder – John (John Wayne), who is a famous (or infamous) professional gunman; Tom (Dean Martin), a professional gambler; Bud (Michael Anderson, Jr.), the youngest brother, still in school; and Matt (Earl Holliman), an unsuccessful hardware dealer – reunite in their hometown of Clearwaters, Texas (approximately 2 hours east of Dallas, Texas), in 1898 for their mother's funeral, sharing regret that none of them has lived up to her high expectations of them.Actors
John Wayne
(John Elder)
Dean Martin
(Tom Elder)
Martha Hyer
(Mary Gordon)
Michael Anderson Jr.
(Bud Elder)
Earl Holliman
(Matt Elder)
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