

The Sons of Katie Elder
1965-06-24 · 122 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Henry Hathaway
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 23,000,000
Top Cast
John WayneJohn Elder
Dean MartinTom Elder
Martha HyerMary Gordon
Michael Anderson Jr.Bud Elder
Earl HollimanMatt Elder
Jeremy SlateBen Latta
James GregoryMorgan Hastings
Paul FixSheriff Billy Wilson
George KennedyCurley
Dennis HopperDave Hastings
Sheldon AllmanHarry Evers
John LitelMinister
John DoucetteHenry Hyselman
James WesterfieldMr. Vennar
Rhys WilliamsCharlie Bob Striker
John QualenCharlie Biller
Rodolfo AcostaBondie Adams
Strother MartinNed Ross
Percy HeltonMr. Peevey
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